TWiM explains how mechano-bactericidal surfaces made from diverse materials and patterned with spikes kill bacteria on contact, and virus-host evolution is reshaped by microgravity aboard the International Space Station.

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Links for this episode:

• Mechano-Bactericidal Surfaces (Adv Sci)

• Piercing pathogens (ASM)

• Natural bactericidal surfaces (Small)

• Virus-host evolution in microgravity (PLoS Biol)

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