BacterioFiles

By Jesse Noar

The podcast for microbe lovers: reporting on exciting news about bacteria, archaea, and sometimes even eukaryotic microbes and viruses.... more

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FAQs about BacterioFiles:

How many episodes does BacterioFiles have?

The podcast currently has 676 episodes available.

BacterioFiles episodes:

April 11, 2016BacterioFiles 247 - Animalcule Acetate Ameliorates Asthma
This episode: Feeding mice high-fiber diets reduces their risk of allergic airway disease, even across generations!
Download Episode (12.1 MB, 13.2 minutes)

Show notes:
Journal Paper
Other interesting stories:
Challenging bacteria with other bacteria can help for discovering useful chemicals they produce
Bacteria's CRISPR systems can affect their own genome structure (paper)
Observing bacterial communities to sense pollution in the environment (paper)
Fruit fly bacteria reduce aggression and fighting among males
Bacterial nanoparticles can enhance x-rays
Post questions or comments here or email to bacteriofiles at gmail dot com. Thanks for listening!
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...more
14min
April 11, 2016BacterioFiles 247 - Animalcule Acetate Ameliorates Asthma
This episode: Feeding mice high-fiber diets reduces their risk of allergic airway disease, even across generations!
Download Episode (12.1 MB, 13.2 minutes)

Show notes:
Journal Paper
Other interesting stories:
Challenging bacteria with other bacteria can help for discovering useful chemicals they produce
Bacteria's CRISPR systems can affect their own genome structure (paper)
Observing bacterial communities to sense pollution in the environment (paper)
Fruit fly bacteria reduce aggression and fighting among males
Bacterial nanoparticles can enhance x-rays
Post questions or comments here or email to bacteriofiles at gmail dot com. Thanks for listening!
Subscribe at iTunes, check out the show at Twitter or Facebook
...more
14min
April 04, 2016BacterioFiles 246 - Prowling Protist Predator Packs
This episode: Amoebas in soil gang up on and eat much larger roundworms!
Download Episode (10.5 MB, 11.3 minutes)

Show notes:
Journal Paper
Video of amoebas eating worm
Discussion on This Week in Microbiology
Other interesting stories:
Fungi living inside plants produce potential anticancer compound (paper)
Local bacteria help protect and nurture crops in Nigeria (paper)
Squished bacteria grow as pancake-shaped cells (paper)
Bacteria living in fungi that help plants have many genes taken from their hosts (paper)
Engineering yeast that produce opiates cheaply
Post questions or comments here or email to bacteriofiles at gmail dot com. Thanks for listening!
Subscribe at iTunes, check out the show at Twitter or Facebook
...more
12min
April 04, 2016BacterioFiles 246 - Prowling Protist Predator Packs
This episode: Amoebas in soil gang up on and eat much larger roundworms!
Download Episode (10.5 MB, 11.3 minutes)

Show notes:
Journal Paper
Video of amoebas eating worm
Discussion on This Week in Microbiology
Other interesting stories:
Fungi living inside plants produce potential anticancer compound (paper)
Local bacteria help protect and nurture crops in Nigeria (paper)
Squished bacteria grow as pancake-shaped cells (paper)
Bacteria living in fungi that help plants have many genes taken from their hosts (paper)
Engineering yeast that produce opiates cheaply
Post questions or comments here or email to bacteriofiles at gmail dot com. Thanks for listening!
Subscribe at iTunes, check out the show at Twitter or Facebook
...more
12min
March 28, 2016BacterioFiles 245 - Plant Prokaryotes Produce Protective Plaques
This episode: Bacteria around rice roots help protect plants from arsenic toxicity!
Download Episode (10.1 MB, 11 minutes)

Show notes:
News item/Journal Paper
Other interesting stories:
Effect on gut microbes is important for benefits from fiber in diet (paper)
Which aspects of nose bacterial community affect Staphylococcus colonization? (paper)
Bacteria passing electrons to each other might help natural gas production (paper)
Gut microbes permit insects to eat new kinds of food
There's more than just bacteria and fungi (and plants and animals) in the soil
Post questions or comments here or email to bacteriofiles at gmail dot com. Thanks for listening!
Subscribe at iTunes, check out the show at Twitter or Facebook
...more
12min
March 28, 2016BacterioFiles 245 - Plant Prokaryotes Produce Protective Plaques
This episode: Bacteria around rice roots help protect plants from arsenic toxicity!
Download Episode (10.1 MB, 11 minutes)

Show notes:
News item/Journal Paper
Other interesting stories:
Effect on gut microbes is important for benefits from fiber in diet (paper)
Which aspects of nose bacterial community affect Staphylococcus colonization? (paper)
Bacteria passing electrons to each other might help natural gas production (paper)
Gut microbes permit insects to eat new kinds of food
There's more than just bacteria and fungi (and plants and animals) in the soil
Post questions or comments here or email to bacteriofiles at gmail dot com. Thanks for listening!
Subscribe at iTunes, check out the show at Twitter or Facebook
...more
12min
March 21, 2016BacterioFiles 244 - Rabbit Viruses Exploding Cancer
This episode: A conversation with Audiommunity hosts about a rabbit virus that may help treat cancer while preventing the treatment from killing the patient!
Download Episode (39.2 MB, 42.9 minutes)

Show notes:
News item/Journal Paper
Audiommunity podcast
Unedited version of this episode
Other interesting stories:
Microbes could be useful in cleaning radioactive waste
Finding algae in glacial ice on mountains Peru
Soil bacteria inhibit carcinogen production by fungi (paper)
Birds carry around many kinds of plant bacteria
Thinking of leaf-cutter ant fungus gardens as biotech fermentations (paper)
Making Azotobacter mutants that can produce fertilizer for other organisms (paper)
Post questions or comments here or email to bacteriofiles at gmail dot com. Thanks for listening!
Subscribe at iTunes, check out the show at Twitter or Facebook
...more
43min
March 21, 2016BacterioFiles 244 - Rabbit Viruses Exploding Cancer
This episode: A conversation with Audiommunity hosts about a rabbit virus that may help treat cancer while preventing the treatment from killing the patient!
Download Episode (39.2 MB, 42.9 minutes)

Show notes:
News item/Journal Paper
Audiommunity podcast
Unedited version of this episode
Other interesting stories:
Microbes could be useful in cleaning radioactive waste
Finding algae in glacial ice on mountains Peru
Soil bacteria inhibit carcinogen production by fungi (paper)
Birds carry around many kinds of plant bacteria
Thinking of leaf-cutter ant fungus gardens as biotech fermentations (paper)
Making Azotobacter mutants that can produce fertilizer for other organisms (paper)
Post questions or comments here or email to bacteriofiles at gmail dot com. Thanks for listening!
Subscribe at iTunes, check out the show at Twitter or Facebook
...more
43min
March 14, 2016BacterioFiles 243 - Fungal Friends Facilitate Phytoextraction (feat. Cat Adams)
This episode: A conversation with Cat Adams about how fungi help plants clean up toxic zinc nanoparticles in soil!
Download Episode (14.6 MB, 16 minutes)

Show notes:
Journal Paper
About Cat Adams: Blog/Twitter
The Unconscious Bias Project (Twitter)
Other interesting stories:
Microbes could be useful in cleaning radioactive waste
Loaded bacteria deliver antibiotic straight to target through immune system (paper)
Bacterial interactions help marine algae grow
Engineered luminescent probiotics could help detect cancer
Bacteria could save bats from deadly fungus
Post questions or comments here or email to bacteriofiles at gmail dot com. Thanks for listening!
Subscribe at iTunes, check out the show at Twitter or Facebook
...more
16min
March 14, 2016BacterioFiles 243 - Fungal Friends Facilitate Phytoextraction (feat. Cat Adams)
This episode: A conversation with Cat Adams about how fungi help plants clean up toxic zinc nanoparticles in soil!
Download Episode (14.6 MB, 16 minutes)

Show notes:
Journal Paper
About Cat Adams: Blog/Twitter
The Unconscious Bias Project (Twitter)
Other interesting stories:
Microbes could be useful in cleaning radioactive waste
Loaded bacteria deliver antibiotic straight to target through immune system (paper)
Bacterial interactions help marine algae grow
Engineered luminescent probiotics could help detect cancer
Bacteria could save bats from deadly fungus
Post questions or comments here or email to bacteriofiles at gmail dot com. Thanks for listening!
Subscribe at iTunes, check out the show at Twitter or Facebook
...more
16min

FAQs about BacterioFiles:

How many episodes does BacterioFiles have?

The podcast currently has 676 episodes available.

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