BacterioFiles Micro Edition 129 - Lentivirus Limits Leukodystrophy

This episode: Virus acts as vector to cure deadly genetic disorder!

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Show notes:
Journal Paper

Other interesting stories:

**Lentiviral Hematopoietic Stem Cell Gene Therapy in Patients with Wiskott-Aldrich Syndrome (paper)
**Bacterial proteins filter and recycle antibiotics in streams
**Survey of fungi living on our skin
**Dogs have a big effect on bacteria found in the home
**Bacteria found that break the coldest-living-organism record

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BacterioFiles Micro Edition 128 - Algae Aggregate Ammonium Altruistically

This episode: Algal symbionts store nutrients for corals!

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Show notes:
News item 1/News item 2/Journal Paper

Other interesting stories:

**Certain gut bacteria could help reduce obesity, in mice at least
**Michael Pollan: "Some of My Best Friends Are Germs" Interview with Pollan
**Bacterial travel paths make pretty good art
**Bacteria can use hydrogen gas to produce electricity, a real microbial fuel cell
**Gut bacteria could protect against pathogenic E. coli

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BacterioFiles Micro Edition 127 - Plant Partners Prompt Pest Preparation

This episode: Fungi transmit warning signals between plants!

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Show notes:
News item/Journal Paper

Other interesting stories:

**Parents sucking on infants' pacifiers may help provide good bacteria
**Using ancient bacterial samples to create record of local supernovas
**Phages could help prevent medical implant contamination
**Bacteria that colonize infants' gut can influence their growth
**Using bacteria in mosquitoes to stop malaria

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BacterioFiles Micro Edition 126 - Tamed Trespasser Tramples Tumors

This episode: A harmless pathogen strain combined with radioactivity can fight pancreatic cancer!

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Show notes:
News item 1/News item 2/News item 3/Journal Paper
Video of Listeria swimming around inside cells

Other interesting stories:

**Finding new electricity-generating species of bacteria (paper)
**Trials starting to heal people's hearts using modified virus
**Soil bacteria could form barrier to prevent rice from taking up arsenic
**Strange cobwebby bacteria are growing in spent nuclear fuel cooling tanks
**Bacteria are living high up in hurricanes

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BacterioFiles Micro Edition 125 - Phototroph Fusion Fights Fevers

This episode: Green algae could help create new cheaper, more stable vaccines for developing countries!

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Transcript

Show notes:
News item/Journal Paper

Other interesting stories:

**Some dirt in the diet could be very healthy
**Gut bacteria seem to kill Salmonella directly
**Bacteria may influence biological clocks, at least in squid
**Protein in mountain bacteria similar enough to brain protein to allow comparison
**Soil bacterium could reduce contamination of crops with deadly fungal toxin (paper)

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