TWiM #98: Bacteria and eukaryotes get horizontal
The TWiM crew ponders the question of how a bacterium finds its middle when dividing, then divulge the transfer of interbacterial antagonism genes to eukaryotes, where they may function in innate defe...
19 Feb 201558min
TWiM #97: There's gold in them hills
The TWiM team reveal how bacteria in a shipworm’s gills help digest wood in the gut, and an approach that identifies a new antibiotic from the soil. Links for this episode: Gill bacteria enable ...
4 Feb 20151h 14min
TWiM #96: A lean, mean sequencing machine
Hosts: Vincent Racaniello. Special guest: Rob Knight Vincent meets up with Rob Knight to talk about the technology that has fueled his drive to sequence the Earth and its inhabitants. Check out the Mi...
21 Jan 201554min
TWiM #95: A microbe lover in San Diego
Hosts: Vincent Racaniello. Special guest: Stanley Maloy Vincent meets up with Stan Maloy on the campus of San Diego State University to talk about his career in microbiology and his work as Dean of Sc...
9 Jan 20151h 6min
TWiM #94: Nitrochondria
Vincent, Elio, and Michael discuss a symbiosis between a nitrogen-fixing cyanobacteria and a single-celled eukaryotic alga. Links for this episode: Unicellular cyanobacterium and alga symbiosis ...
25 Dec 20141h 6min
TWiM #93: Worming in on bacteria
Vincent, Elio, and Michael reveal that a soil-dwelling nematode can recognize and respond to a bacterial quorum sensing molecule through a sensory neuron.
11 Dec 201456min
TWiM #92: Flying biofilms
Vincent, Elio, Michael and Michele discuss the possible eradication of wild poliovirus type 3, and how microsporidian parasites prevent locust swarming behavior.
27 Nov 20141h 8min
TWiM #91: Rats, viruses, and bacteria
Vincent, Elio, and Michele review a study of the viruses and bacteria in commensal rats in New York City. Visit microbeworld.org/twim for complete show notes. Thanks for listening!
14 Nov 201458min
