Podcast Episodes

When Mutualists Murder

Episode 333

TWiM explains how a mutualistic model bacterium can become lethal in a non-symbiotic host, and engineering a kill switch into a tuberculosis vaccine …

10 months ago

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Fibromyalgia Pain and the Gut Microbiome

Episode 332

TWiM explains a study of the unique and extreme microbial and chemical environment on the International Space Station, and the connection between the…

10 months, 2 weeks ago

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Radar Love in Bacteria

Episode 331

TWiM describes isolation of a novel bacterial species isolated from the China Space Station, and how a chemical radar allows bacteria to detect and k…

11 months, 2 weeks ago

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More mouth Microbiology

Episode 330

TWiM explains how to recode E. coli so it uses only one stop codon, and an exploration of the mechanisms of bacterial adhesion within dental plaque.

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11 months, 4 weeks ago

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Bacteria Hunt With Grappling Hooks

Episode 329

TWiM explains Pasteur's relentless hunt for microbes in the air, and how bacteria hunt for prey by ixotrophy - using grappling hooks!

Hosts: Vincent …

1 year ago

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Capturing Shigella With Filopodia

Episode 328

TWiM describes Shigella infection is facilitated by interaction of human enteric α-defensin 5 with a colonic epithelial receptor, and an amino acid c…

1 year, 1 month ago

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Freezing and Anti-Freezing With Bacteria

Episode 327

TWiM explains the remarkable abilities of bacterial ice nucleating proteins to promote freezing of water, and cryoprotective proteins produced by wor…

1 year, 2 months ago

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I Have One Word For You: PETase!

Episode 326

TWiM explores the discovery of microbial enzymes, PETases, that can degrade ubiquitous plastics, and how exogenous peptidoglycan is a danger signal t…

1 year, 2 months ago

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Microbes Making Methane

Episode 325

TWiM reveals that record high atmospheric methane growth has been driven by microbes, and the cecum as an adaptive niche for Salmonella typhi.

Hosts:…

1 year, 3 months ago

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Back To School for TWiM

Episode 324

From ASMCUE 2024, the conference on undergraduate education, TWiM speaks with Becky, Melanie, and Katriana about their careers and how they use TWiM …

1 year, 3 months ago

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