Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchNucleotides to the Defense
Episode 343
TWiM explores two different ways that bacteria defend against phages through the synthesis of cyclic nucleotides.
Hosts: Michael Schmidt and Mark…
5 months, 2 weeks ago
The Microbiome, Pancreatic Cancer, and Sleep Quality
Episode 342
TWiM explains studies that show that the oral bacterial and fungal microbiome are risk factors for pancreatic cancer, and the gut microbiome and pyru…
6 months ago
Sea Star Wasting Disease
Episode 341
TWiM reveals a Vibrio as the causative agent of sea star wasting disease, and using microcolony-seq to uncover phenotypic inheritance from single…
6 months, 2 weeks ago
Microbes in Trees and Plants
Episode 340
TWiM explores the varied and distinct microbiome of trees, and an array of biopesticidal metabolites against mosquito larvae isolated from a Medite…
6 months, 4 weeks ago
Missing the Company of Elio
Episode 339
TWiM pays tribute to Elio Schaechter, former TWiM host, blogger, and microbiologist extraordinaire, then reviews the finding that Archaea produce pep…
7 months, 1 week ago
Rewriting the Code of Life
Episode 338
TWiM discusses outbreak of Legionnaires disease in Harlem NY, an automated whole genome sequencing platform for bacterial strain typing in clinical m…
7 months, 3 weeks ago
Lifestyles of the Plasmids
Episode 337
TWiM explains a study that examines pathogen presence in ancient humans and concludes that zoonoses emerged 6500 years ago with the domestication of…
8 months, 1 week ago
The Volatilome of Biofluids
Episode 336
TWiM explores the use of gas sensors and machine learning to identify microbes and antimicrobial resistance in clinical specimens, and how a harmfu…
8 months, 3 weeks ago
Slip Slidin' Away
Episode 335
TWiM explains two strategies for bacterial competition for resources: by laying down a slippery lipid and pushing away competitors, or by breaking op…
9 months ago
Fungal Smuggle
Episode 334
TWiM describes how microbiological analysis of the Gowanus Canal in Brooklyn has revealed an antimicrobial resistance reservoir and bioremediation po…
9 months, 3 weeks ago