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:

August 11, 2014BacterioFiles 178 - Hadza Hunters Have Heterogeneous Helpers
This episode: Modern hunter-gatherers have very different gut microbes from people from agricultural societies!
Download Episode (12.9 MB, 14.1 minutes)

Show notes:
News item 1/News item 2/Journal Paper
Other interesting stories:
Probiotic doesn't seem to help colic in babies
Different communities live in different places in a house
Bacteria protect Earth from mirror-image molecules
Communities of microbes and fungi could clean up oil spill pollution
Parasites can bend even plants to their will in order to spread
Post questions or comments here or email to bacteriofiles at gmail dot com. Thanks for listening!
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15min
August 11, 2014 BacterioFiles 178 - Hadza Hunters Have Heterogeneous Helpers
The podcast for microbe lovers: reporting on exciting news about bacteria, archaea, and sometimes even eukaryotic microbes and viruses.
...more
15min
August 04, 2014BacterioFiles 177 - Phages Fight Food Filth
This episode: Phages could be used to reduce infection with dangerous bacteria from meat and vegetables!
Download Episode (13 MB, 14.2 minutes)

Show notes:
News item/Journal Paper
Agriculture Science Today podcast discussion of this paper
Other interesting stories:
Slime mold computers get more complex
Certain microbes on the body may protect against HIV infection
Designing more bacteria-friendly sewer concrete
Fungal compounds may help with Alzheimer's
Scientists make a whole yeast chromosome synthetically
Post questions or comments here or email to bacteriofiles at gmail dot com. Thanks for listening!
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...more
15min
August 04, 2014 BacterioFiles 177 - Phages Fight Food Filth
The podcast for microbe lovers: reporting on exciting news about bacteria, archaea, and sometimes even eukaryotic microbes and viruses.
...more
15min
July 28, 2014BacterioFiles 176 - Bacteria Bust Biodiesel Builders
This episode: Algae-killing bacteria could help improve biofuel recovery processes!
Download Episode (11 MB, 12 minutes)

Show notes:
Journal Paper
Other interesting stories:
Soil microbes could be useful for weed control
About how bacteria are beautiful
Making biofuel bacteria more resistant to harsh process chemicals
New ways of producing high-energy biofuels
Understanding how fungus-like bacteria help plants grow (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
July 28, 2014 BacterioFiles 176 - Bacteria Bust Biodiesel Builders
The podcast for microbe lovers: reporting on exciting news about bacteria, archaea, and sometimes even eukaryotic microbes and viruses.
...more
13min
July 21, 2014BacterioFiles 175 - Bacteria Build Better Biofilms
This episode: Engineered bacteria can be made to produce many different useful kinds of biofilm!
Download Episode (10.5 MB, 11.5 minutes)

Show notes:
News item 1/News item 2/Journal Paper
Other interesting stories:
Some kinds of mouth fungi may keep other bad ones in check
Fossilized viruses found in fossilized bacteria
Breastfeeding is important for a healthy gut community
Studying how microbes in water treatment remove contaminating chemicals (paper)
Bacteria break down cocoa into more healthy stuff
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
July 21, 2014 BacterioFiles 175 - Bacteria Build Better Biofilms
The podcast for microbe lovers: reporting on exciting news about bacteria, archaea, and sometimes even eukaryotic microbes and viruses.
...more
12min
July 15, 2014BacterioFiles 174 - Synthetic Cells Sense and Send Signals
This episode: Bacteria with engineered circuits and detect and keep a record of stuff in their environment, like in the gut!
Download Episode (14.6 MB, 15.9 minutes)

Show notes:
News item/Journal Paper
Other interesting stories:
Bacteria turn lots of city waste into useful energy
Antibiotics may sometimes be more harmful than helpful
It's important to take care of gut bacteria
Gut bacteria are important for immune system development
Gut microbes may influence the development of type 1 diabetes
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
July 15, 2014 BacterioFiles 174 - Synthetic Cells Sense and Send Signals
The podcast for microbe lovers: reporting on exciting news about bacteria, archaea, and sometimes even eukaryotic microbes and viruses.
...more
16min

FAQs about BacterioFiles:

How many episodes does BacterioFiles have?

The podcast currently has 676 episodes available.

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