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:

March 18, 2012BacterioFiles Micro Edition 80 - Bacterial Breakdown Benefits Bugs
This episode: Bacteria help leaf-cutter ants break down their garden fertilizer!
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Show notes:
News item/Journal Paper
Other interesting stories:
Smoking disrupts healthy mouth bacteria, letting pathogens invade
Seems like viral infection led to evolution of mammals
Finding life under crust of dry desert could help find life on Mars and such
Fungi with bacterial genes make antivirals out of crustacean shells
Thermophiles may make good biofuel producers
Mapping all microbes on Earth
Making bacteria do all kinds of things
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4min
March 13, 2012BacterioFiles Micro Edition 79 - Stratospheric Strain's Super Sparks
This episode: Finding stratospheric electricity-producing microbes!
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Show notes:
News item 1/News item 2/Journal Paper
Other interesting stories:
Probiotic bacteria may work partly due to special coating
New microbes found in mysterious ocean caves
Figuring out how bacteria use stickiest glue
Studying microbes under dead seals in Arctic
Bacteria and their size - is it ideal?
Desert archaea allow themselves to dry out but remain viable (paper)
Could use bacteria to treat sleeping sickness
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4min
March 06, 2012BacterioFiles Micro Edition 78 - Proving Prions Provide Positives
This episode: Prions may actually help yeast populations survive!
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Show notes:
News item/Journal Paper
Other interesting stories:
Do microbiota change as species evolve apart? (paper)
Viruses pretend to help bacteria but then take over
Even extinguished hydrothermal vents have interesting life growing
Fecal bacteria transplant seems effective for C. difficile infections
Cyanobacteria as art
Bacteria could be used to diagnose illness by changing poop color
Fungi degrading another kind of long-lasting polymer
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4min
February 25, 2012BacterioFiles Micro Edition 77 - Bioluminescent Bifidus Binds Bumps
This episode: Using glowing bacteria to image tumors in the body!
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Show notes:
News item/Journal Paper
Other interesting stories:
Single cell eats algae and uses their photosynthetic powers
Jelly fungus could help clean up heavy metal pollution (paper)
Other fungi help clean up lead
Bacteria made to produce biofuels from seaweed
Update: A failed confirmation of bacteria that use arsenic (micro episode 21)
A biodegradable styrofoam replacement made of fungus
Diversity of soil microbes could help prevent crop disease (paper)
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3min
February 18, 2012BacterioFiles Micro Edition 76 - Glacial Growth
This episode: Bacteria are active even encased in ice!
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Show notes:
News item/Journal Paper
Other interesting stories:
Aquatic bacteria communicate to organize feeding
Using bacteria to prevent plumbing clogs from holiday grease
Bacteria could help measure glucose levels for diabetics
The ocean environment helped bacteria eat Gulf oil spill faster
Figuring out how to use microbes to produce a better biofuel compound
Gut microbes are different in people of different weights
Algae even grow in water covered with ice
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4min
February 13, 2012BacterioFiles Micro Edition 75 - Personalizing Prokaryotic Protection
This episode: Scientists figure out how to utilize the prokaryotic immune system!
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Show notes:
News item 1/Journal Paper
Other interesting stories:
Gut microbe diversity protects against allergies
Researchers create biopixel display, could sense environmental signals
Certain bacteria seem to have moved to land later than thought, could be good for biofuels
Stomach bacteria cause ulcers but may protect against diarrhea
Slime molds could help design efficient networks
Control over biofilms would be good for biotechnology
Microbes could power future space robots
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4min
February 05, 2012BacterioFiles Micro Edition 74 - Phages Facilitate Fester Fighting
This episode: Scientists use phages to make bacteria less antibiotic-resistant!
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Show notes:
Journal Paper
Other interesting stories:
Using bacterial bioluminescence for indoor lighting
The uses and ethics of our microbiome
Another bacterial insecticide that's harmless to humans
Microbes could help degrade fracking chemicals and produce more gas (paper)
Imaging a virus that attacks anthrax
Bacteria growing with very little heat, oxygen, and food: maybe like on Mars
Seemingly missing important metabolic enzyme in cyanobacteria found! Could help produce biofuels
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5min
January 29, 2012BacterioFiles Micro Edition 73 - Single Cells Start Sticking
This episode: Scientists coax yeast to evolve into multicellular clusters!
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Show notes:
News item 1/News item 2/Journal Paper
Other interesting stories:
Bacterial swarm communication could improve robots
Plant pests trade good bacteria by feeding on the same plant
Yeast cell parents give daughter cells their newer, less damaged proteins
Researchers figure out how bacteria break down certain hazardous pollutants
E. coli made to produce biofuel from switchgrass
Bacteria could help produce vaccines (paper)
Probiotics could help when brain trauma causes whacky immune system
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5min
January 23, 2012BacterioFiles Micro Edition 72 - Microbes Manipulate Mosquito Messages
This episode: Bacteria on your skin affect your attractiveness to mosquitoes!
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Show notes:
News item 1/News item 2/Journal Paper
Other interesting stories:
Virus from smallpox vaccine could help people survive longer with liver cancer
Craig Venter planning to engineer biofuel-producing algae
Developing prebiotics by growing fecal bacteria in sugar beet pulp (paper)
Lactic acid bacteria could be probiotics in mouth too (paper)
Bacteria can be multicellular too
Probiotics could help protect gut from radiation
Probiotics could help treat pancreatitis
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3min
January 15, 2012BacterioFiles Micro Edition 71 - Bright Bacteria Brave Biting
This episode: Some ocean bacteria glow to attract those that eat them!
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Show notes:
News item/Journal Paper
Other interesting stories:
Some molds could actually help fight plant diseases
Probiotics might help treat antibiotic-induced diarrhea
Fecal transplants seem to effectively treat Clostridium difficile infections
Could bacteria that eat other bacteria treat disease?
Identifying bacteria that could help clean up contaminated water (paper)
Bacteria could one day power airplanes
A way to make bacteria produce fuel from sugar very quickly
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3min

FAQs about BacterioFiles:

How many episodes does BacterioFiles have?

The podcast currently has 676 episodes available.

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