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:

October 05, 2015BacterioFiles 232 - Exploring Enzymes' Element Effects
This episode: Bacteria can convert soluble uranium to an insoluble form, and distinguish between different isotopes!
Download Episode (8.2 MB, 8.9 minutes)

Show notes:
News item/Journal Paper
Other interesting stories:
Bacteria could help degrade environmental chemical contaminant (paper)
Phage could treat dental infections
Bacteria and grass together clean up soil
Mutant E. coli keeps getting longer without dividing
Algae could produce malaria vaccine
Post questions or comments here or email to bacteriofiles at gmail dot com. Thanks for listening!
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...more
9min
October 05, 2015BacterioFiles 232 - Exploring Enzymes' Element Effects
This episode: Bacteria can convert soluble uranium to an insoluble form, and distinguish between different isotopes!
Download Episode (8.2 MB, 8.9 minutes)

Show notes:
News item/Journal Paper
Other interesting stories:
Bacteria could help degrade environmental chemical contaminant (paper)
Phage could treat dental infections
Bacteria and grass together clean up soil
Mutant E. coli keeps getting longer without dividing
Algae could produce malaria vaccine
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
9min
September 28, 2015BacterioFiles 231 - Creating Cancer-Killing Cultures
This episode: Engineering Salmonella strains that kill cancer cells but leave healthy ones alone!
Download Episode (7.9 MB, 8.5 minutes)

Show notes:
News item/Journal Paper
Other interesting stories:
Rocks floating on a lake house interesting microbes (paper)
Aerobiology - how bacteria affect the weather
Modified gut bacteria could control populations of insect disease vectors (paper)
Gut microbiome's health effects are not so simple
Some traits could be inherited via bacteria
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
9min
September 28, 2015BacterioFiles 231 - Creating Cancer-Killing Cultures
This episode: Engineering Salmonella strains that kill cancer cells but leave healthy ones alone!
Download Episode (7.9 MB, 8.5 minutes)

Show notes:
News item/Journal Paper
Other interesting stories:
Rocks floating on a lake house interesting microbes (paper)
Aerobiology - how bacteria affect the weather
Modified gut bacteria could control populations of insect disease vectors (paper)
Gut microbiome's health effects are not so simple
Some traits could be inherited via bacteria
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
9min
September 21, 2015BacterioFiles 230 - Plant Prokaryotes Promote Protein Production
This episode: Bacteria in and around plants can help fertilizer them, even in non-legume plants!
Download Episode (11.1 MB, 12.15 minutes)

Show notes:
News item/Journal Paper
Other interesting stories:
Figuring out what microbes live (or lived) in NYC's subway
Duckweed could be good microbe food for making biofuels (paper)
Fungal endophytes help barley grow more sustainably
Flower wallpaper made of vaccinated cells
Plant-raping bacteria could help genetically modify yeast (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
13min
September 21, 2015BacterioFiles 230 - Plant Prokaryotes Promote Protein Production
This episode: Bacteria in and around plants can help fertilizer them, even in non-legume plants!
Download Episode (11.1 MB, 12.15 minutes)

Show notes:
News item/Journal Paper
Other interesting stories:
Figuring out what microbes live (or lived) in NYC's subway
Duckweed could be good microbe food for making biofuels (paper)
Fungal endophytes help barley grow more sustainably
Flower wallpaper made of vaccinated cells
Plant-raping bacteria could help genetically modify yeast (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
13min
September 14, 2015BacterioFiles 229 - Spore-formers Stimulate Serotonin
This episode: Bacteria in mouse guts control the production of serotonin, an important neurotransmitter!
Download Episode (10.4 MB, 11.3 minutes)

Show notes:
News item/Journal Paper
Other interesting stories:
Nitrogen-fixing bacterium could produce ethanol with fewer inputs
After fecal transplant from overweight donor, recipient became obese
Nitrogen-fixing bacteria partner with tiny animals in ocean (paper)
Monitoring microbiome could help diagnose type 1 diabetes
Breastfeeding could help prepare infant gut community for solid foods
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
September 14, 2015BacterioFiles 229 - Spore-formers Stimulate Serotonin
This episode: Bacteria in mouse guts control the production of serotonin, an important neurotransmitter!
Download Episode (10.4 MB, 11.3 minutes)

Show notes:
News item/Journal Paper
Other interesting stories:
Nitrogen-fixing bacterium could produce ethanol with fewer inputs
After fecal transplant from overweight donor, recipient became obese
Nitrogen-fixing bacteria partner with tiny animals in ocean (paper)
Monitoring microbiome could help diagnose type 1 diabetes
Breastfeeding could help prepare infant gut community for solid foods
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
September 07, 2015BacterioFiles 228 - Bacteria Beat Bat Blight
This episode: Bacteria isolated from bats' skin inhibits the growth of bat-killing fungus!
Download Episode (7 MB, 7.6 minutes)

Show notes:
News item/Journal Paper
Other interesting stories:
Bacteria could produce useful emulsifiers (paper)
Fast-growing cyanobacteria could be good for producing things
Making yeast produce more useful proteins such as insulin
Microalga could be good biofuel oil producer
Microbes might've helped create large gold deposits
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
8min
September 07, 2015BacterioFiles 228 - Bacteria Beat Bat Blight
This episode: Bacteria isolated from bats' skin inhibits the growth of bat-killing fungus!
Download Episode (7 MB, 7.6 minutes)

Show notes:
News item/Journal Paper
Other interesting stories:
Bacteria could produce useful emulsifiers (paper)
Fast-growing cyanobacteria could be good for producing things
Making yeast produce more useful proteins such as insulin
Microalga could be good biofuel oil producer
Microbes might've helped create large gold deposits
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
8min

FAQs about BacterioFiles:

How many episodes does BacterioFiles have?

The podcast currently has 676 episodes available.

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