Podcast Episodes

Gee whiz in style

Episode 173

The Masters of the Microbiological Universe discuss the humongouest fungus, and a commensal bacterium that protects against skin neoplasia.

Hosts: 

V…

8 years ago

View Episode

Unfolding relaxases and soil malacidins

Episode 172

The TWiMmers discuss culture-independent discovery of malacidin antibiotics, and unfolding of relaxase during bacterial conjugation.

Hosts: 

Vincent …

8 years ago

View Episode

If you give a bee a fungus

Episode 171

The TWiM team explores a stingless bee that requires a fungal steroid to pupate, and colonic biofilms containing tumorigenic bacteria in patients wit…

8 years, 1 month ago

View Episode

Rats, lice, and nanoparticles

Episode 170

The TWiM team reveals that spread of plague was likely by human ectoparasites, not rats, and deconstruct a durable, broadly protective protein nanopa…

8 years, 2 months ago

View Episode

Breatharian Bacteria

Episode 169

The cast of TWiM reveals how uropathogenic E. coli use a copper-binding protein to treat copper as a nutrient or a toxin, and Antarctic soil bacteria…

8 years, 2 months ago

View Episode

The lesser of two weevils

Episode 168

Dickson joins the TWiM team to discuss the nasal microbiota of dairy farmers, and attenuation of bacterial virulence by quorum sensing in the maize w…

8 years, 3 months ago

View Episode

I have one word for you: Flink

How pandemic influenza viruses suppress immunogenic cell death, and 3D printing of bacteria into functional materials.

8 years, 3 months ago

View Episode

Dark fermentation

Episode 166

Vincent and Elio discuss the reason for poor efficacy of one of the influenza virus vaccines, and using a hyperthermophilic anaerobe to produce hydro…

8 years, 4 months ago

View Episode

Pumping Copper

Episode 165

The TWiM team discusses the use of copper on exercise weights to reduce bacterial burden, and the mechanism of antigenic variation by which a fungus …

8 years, 4 months ago

View Episode

Indiana Quorum

Episode 164

From Indiana University, Vincent speaks with Ankur, Julia, and Xindan about their careers and their work on horizontal gene transfer, quorum sensing,…

8 years, 4 months ago

View Episode