The TWiM team reveals thousands of small novel genes in the human microbiome, and a mutualistic symbiosis between marine protists covered with magnetosome-containing bacteria.

Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Elio Schaechter, Michele Swanson and Michael Schmidt

Links for this episode

• Thousands of small novel genesin human microbiome (Cell)
• A magnetotactic consortiumunder the sea (Nat Micro)
• Image credit
• Letters readon TWiM 203

Music used on TWiM is composed and performed by Ronald Jenkees and used with permission.

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