This episode: Some photosynthetic bacteria can use electricity for their metabolism to make useful stuff too! Download Episode  (9.2 MB,...

This episode: Ahmed Gomaa and I discuss how to keep some microbes and get rid of others using bacteria's own immune system! Download...

This episode: With guest host Susan Gardner! We discuss nitrogen-fixing plant-friendly bacteria that help plants grow in copper-contaminated...

This episode: Ambient temperature seems to affect how much insect bacteria can interfere with transmission of malaria! Download Episode ...

Fungi associating with root This episode: Multiple different fungi kill insects and give their nutrients to plant partners! Download...

This episode: Some bacteria in the guts of healthy volunteers are able to break down gluten! Download Episode  (9.7 MB, 10.5 minutes) ...

This episode: Discovering how butterflies' bacteria change from caterpillar to adult! Download Episode  (7.5 MB, 8.1 minutes) Show...