BacterioFiles 160 - Residents Regulate RNA Response

This episode: Gut microbe communities can help regulate the immune response to pathogens!

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Show notes:
News item/Journal Paper
Paper about synthetic small RNA treatment

Other interesting stories:

**Bacteria can convert CO₂ directly to liquid compound (paper)
**Dog-related microbes seem especially good at positively affecting our immune system
**Bacteria inside insects protect from viruses, but there is a trade-off
**Soil fungus that kills insects could control mosquito populations in water too
**Bacteria already living in underground resource areas could help us better use these resources

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BacterioFiles 159 - Drastic Diet Develops Different Dwellers

This episode: Gut microbe communities can change rapidly to accommodate major diet changes!

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

Other interesting stories:

**Mother's immune system might actually transport good bacteria into breastmilk for the baby's sake
**Deep rock-living microbe communities are surprisingly similar in far distant places
**Bacteria seem to be riding methane bubbles up from sea floor and eating them
**Testing how phages interact with gut bacteria in mouse model (paper)
**Unusual bacterial colonies can respond to mechanical forces

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BacterioFiles 158 - Partners Provide Protein

This episode: Different bacteria working together can thrive better than when working alone!

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Show notes:
News item/Journal Paper

Other interesting stories:

**Our microbes and our food go together more than you would think
**Using phage proteins to target and destroy bad bacteria
**Bacteria may be important in how hyenas communicate through odor (paper)
**Fewer gut microbes may be associated with colon cancer
**Bacteria take electrons directly from other bacteria to make methane

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BacterioFiles 157 - Azotobacter Assists Algae

This episode: Nitrogen-fixing bacteria could provide nitrogen to algae in biotech processes!

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Show notes:
Journal Paper

Other interesting stories:

**Chemotherapy agent seems to require gut bacteria for its cancer-killing effect
**Bacteria can live even in nutrient-poor caves
**Fungi seem to make their own wind to disperse their spores
**The probiotics of today may have been pathogens in the past
**Soil microbes help fruit trees grow a lot more

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