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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How many episodes does BacterioFiles have?

The podcast currently has 676 episodes available.

BacterioFiles episodes:

August 27, 2012BacterioFiles Micro Edition 100 - Protozoa Prevent Pathogen Proliferation
This episode: Amoebae snag pathogenic bacteria in soil and carry them around as a portable snack!
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Show notes:
Journal Paper /Video
Other interesting stories:
Bacteria could be used to produce pleasing scents
Plant-dwelling bacteria with particular enzyme could help cut flowers last longer (paper)
Fragile bacterial crusts are important for desert ecosystems
Bacteria could protect frogs from deadly fungus plague
How bacteria help animals eat grass
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5min
August 20, 2012BacterioFiles Micro Edition 99 - Protecting Pathogen Proteins Produces Potential Preventives
This episode: Using a bacterial trick to protect pathogen proteins from radiation could help produce useful vaccines!
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Show notes:
News item/Journal Paper
Other interesting stories:
Seeing how modern bacteria fare with a 500-million-year-old gene replacement
Microbes are domesticated too, such as this fermentative fungus
Probiotics can help with upper respiratory tract infections (Review)
In elderly, living conditions can affect the health of gut microbial communities
Fungus can help clean up contaminated water in mines
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6min
August 04, 2012BacterioFiles Micro Edition 98 - Modified Microbes Make Mosquito Midguts Murder Malaria
This episode: Scientists engineer mosquito gut bacteria to fight malaria!
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Show notes:
News item 1/News item 2/Journal Paper
Other interesting stories:
Dog microbes could protect kids against asthma induced by a virus
Enzyme from marine microbe could clean teeth better than toothpaste
Underground bacteria could be helpful or harmful for long-term radioactive waste storage
New algae strain produces unusual amounts of oil for biofuels
Changes in gut microbes could be part of why gastric bypass helps weightloss
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5min
July 30, 2012BacterioFiles Micro Edition 97 - Prokaryote Partners Produce Power
This episode: Scientists match up bacteria to produce extra fuel from plant waste!
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Show notes:
News item/Journal Paper
Other interesting stories:
Using bacteria to reclaim a garbage dump from contaminants
Researcher finds mine microbes using radioactivity for energy
Fiber seems to be important for health due to bacteria
Interesting microbes found around mummies on mountaintop
Figuring out how heat-loving microbes break down cellulose
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5min
July 22, 2012BacterioFiles Micro Edition 96 - Mouse Microbes Match Mice
This episode: Each kind of animal needs its own specific microbes!
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Show notes:
News item 1/News item 2/Journal Paper
Other interesting stories:
Viruses could help protect honeybees from bacterial pathogen
Marine bacteria could be useful for producing gold nanoparticles
NY Times on how exposure to bacteria is important
Cold-loving bacteria help make better sanitation possible for more in India
Lichens on ISS survive full solar radiation, cold and heat
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5min
July 14, 2012BacterioFiles Micro Edition 95 - Plants' Pathogenic Partners
This episode: Fungi infect insects and share the nutrients with plants!
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Show notes:
Journal Paper
Other interesting stories:
Searching for exotic microbes to convert cellulose to biofuel
Microbes make soil-enriching limestone out of CO2 using tree's technique
Gut bacterium actually seems to produce a neurotransmitter
Adding extra carbon causes algae to produce more oil
Virus can target cancer effectively by hiding from immune system on blood cells
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3min
July 03, 2012BacterioFiles Micro Edition 94 - Commensals Calibrate Counterattack
This episode: Gut bacteria might actually help the immune system fight off viruses!
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Show notes:
News item/Journal Paper
Other interesting stories:
Algae are growing well even under Arctic ice
Microbes discovered in super-harsh desert volcano conditions
Childhood bacterial exposure may be essential for adulthood good moods
Progress made on a census of all human-associated microbes
Modified gut bacteria seem to prevent colon cancer (in mice)
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3min
June 25, 2012BacterioFiles Micro Edition 93 - Virus Visualizes Neural Networks
This episode: Scientists use a modified rabies virus to map brain connections!
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Show notes:
News item/Journal Paper
Other interesting stories:
Red wine seems to have a good effect on gut bacteria
Bacteria found in frozen sulphurous fjord might be similar to life on Europa
Using bacteria to make images of the universe
Bacteria use soil minerals to exchange electrons
Slime molds help with computational geometry
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4min
June 18, 2012BacterioFiles Micro Edition 92 - Microbes Make Miniature Magnets
This episode: Bacterial enzymes are good for making nanomagnets for computers!
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Show notes:
News item 1/News item 2/Journal Paper
Other interesting stories:
Tobacco virus may be helpful for prevention of Parkinson's
Using microbes to sense toxic compounds
Gut bacterial exposure early in life affects immunity
Robot synchrony technique inspired by bacterial signalling
Bacterial diets are diverse and interesting
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3min
June 04, 2012BacterioFiles Micro Edition 91 - Forager-Feared Fungus Foiled
This episode: Ant-zombie fungal parasite is counter-parasitized by another fungus!
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Show notes:
News item/Journal Paper
Other interesting stories:
Discovery of bacteria that can tolerate chemicals that make plant waste digestion easier for them
Associating gut bacteria in kids with their weight
Bacteria tend to evolve to use different resources rather than competing with each other
Algae could be used to produce anti-malaria vaccine
Pressing a sheet of viruses could generate electricity
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4min

FAQs about BacterioFiles:

How many episodes does BacterioFiles have?

The podcast currently has 676 episodes available.

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