This episode: Bacteria keep birds from eating the larvae they parasitize!
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Show notes:
News item/Journal paper
Other interesting stories:
**Another giant virus in a small host
**Making cancer vaccine with bacteria
**Using bacteria to get natural gas from nonproductive coal
**Cholera bacteria destroy the competition
**Genome of a plant probiotic
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Sunday, January 30, 2011
Sunday, January 23, 2011
BacterioFiles Micro Edition 27 - Ingenious Influenza Immunizations
This episode: Flu vaccine made by bacteria!
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Show notes:
News item/Journal paper/Flu efficacy
Other interesting stories:
**How bacteria sense cold temperatures
**How a common virus can kill cancer especially
**Enabling electronic control of bacteria
**Using bacteria to treat cancer
**Bacteria don't have the energy to be more complex
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Download Episode (3.75 MB, 4 minutes)
Show notes:
News item/Journal paper/Flu efficacy
Other interesting stories:
**How bacteria sense cold temperatures
**How a common virus can kill cancer especially
**Enabling electronic control of bacteria
**Using bacteria to treat cancer
**Bacteria don't have the energy to be more complex
Post questions or comments here or email to bacteriofiles at gmail dot com. Thanks for listening!
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Thursday, January 13, 2011
BacterioFiles Micro Edition 26 - Solubilizing Sunken Steel
This episode: A profile of microbes that are breaking down the Titanic!
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Show notes:
News item/Journal paper
Other interesting stories:
**Bacteria as a treatment for bone cancer
**Biodegradable plastic-wood composite, made by bacteria
**Genome study of promising biofuel algae
**New way to track ocean phytoplankton
**Our intestines make an enzyme that maintains good bacteria
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Download Episode (2 MB, 2.25 minutes)
Show notes:
News item/Journal paper
Other interesting stories:
**Bacteria as a treatment for bone cancer
**Biodegradable plastic-wood composite, made by bacteria
**Genome study of promising biofuel algae
**New way to track ocean phytoplankton
**Our intestines make an enzyme that maintains good bacteria
Post questions or comments here or email to bacteriofiles at gmail dot com. Thanks for listening!
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This show features music from Mevio's podsafe Music Alley.
Thursday, January 6, 2011
BacterioFiles Micro Edition 25 - Bdefining Bdellovibrio Bdivision
This episode: A study of the bacteria-hunting Bdellovibrio life cycle!
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Show notes:
Journal Commentary/Journal paper/Movies of Bdellovibrio
Other interesting stories:
**How a probiotic product reduces inflammation
**Using bacteria to clean up pollution
**Swimming of ocean microbes contributes to nutrient cycling
**How gut microbiota composition is shaped
**Bacteria make good decisions
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Download Episode (4.45 MB, 5 minutes)
Show notes:
Journal Commentary/Journal paper/Movies of Bdellovibrio
Other interesting stories:
**How a probiotic product reduces inflammation
**Using bacteria to clean up pollution
**Swimming of ocean microbes contributes to nutrient cycling
**How gut microbiota composition is shaped
**Bacteria make good decisions
Post questions or comments here or email to bacteriofiles at gmail dot com. Thanks for listening!
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Monday, January 3, 2011
BacterioFiles Micro Edition 24 - Ant-Associated Actinomycetes
This episode: Bacteria help ants keep parasites out of their fungal gardens!
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Show notes:
News item/Journal paper
Other interesting stories:
**Developing ways to extract microbial biofuels
**Figuring out biofuel genetic pathways
**Volcano produces microbial bloom in ocean
**Monitoring bacteria could help monitor oil fields
**Probiotics could help prevent diarrhea in Indian children
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Download Episode (3.4 MB, 3.75 minutes)
Show notes:
News item/Journal paper
Other interesting stories:
**Developing ways to extract microbial biofuels
**Figuring out biofuel genetic pathways
**Volcano produces microbial bloom in ocean
**Monitoring bacteria could help monitor oil fields
**Probiotics could help prevent diarrhea in Indian children
Post questions or comments here or email to bacteriofiles at gmail dot com. Thanks for listening!
Subscribe at iTunes, check out the show at Twitter, MicrobeWorld, or SciencePodcasters.org
This show features music from Mevio's podsafe Music Alley.