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:

February 21, 2010 BacterioFiles Episode 6
In this show, I report on three exciting stories: a bullet-shaped virus that could fight cancer, engineering a new genetic code, and purifying water using bacteria.
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Story 1
Story 2
Story 3
Ending Comments
Show notes:
Story 1: News item/Journal paper
Story 2: News item/Journal paper
Story 3: News item/Press release
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9min
February 07, 2010BacterioFiles Episode 5
In this show, I report on four exciting stories: how rotifers do without sex, making diesel fuel using bacteria, a plant virus that tricks insects into spreading it, and how bacteria boost the immune system.

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Story 1
Story 2
Story 3
Story 4
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Show notes:
Story 1: News item/Journal paper/Science Friday video
Story 2: News item/Journal paper
Story 3: News item/Journal paper
Story 4: News item/Journal paper

Other interesting stories:
Squid and its glowing symbiotic bacteria synchronize their activities
About bacteria evolving complexity
Engineering bacteria to produce silk
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13min
January 24, 2010BacterioFiles Episode 4
In this show, I report on four exciting stories: using slime molds to design networks, bacteria working together to reduce environmental damage, a stomach germ that helps prevent tuberculosis, and bacterial colonies that flash in synchrony.

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Story 1
Story 2
Story 3
Story 4
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Show notes:
Story 1: News item/Journal paper
Story 2: News item/Journal paper
Story 3: News item/Journal paper
Story 4: News item/Journal paper
Nature video for story 4:
Other interesting stories:
Bacteria detoxify selenium in soil
Scientists find heat-loving organisms in Arctic waters and trace them to their probable origins
Distillery plans to use bacteria to digest yeasty waste, using the resulting methane to produce electricity (or power local cars), ultimately reducing costs
Scientists find that eating lots of apples may lead to more good bacteria in the gut
Researchers discover that some kinds of bacteria have membrane-bound internal structures, which were once thought to only exist in eukaryotes (like animals and plants)
Development of a potential probiotic treatment for Inflammatory Bowel Disease
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11min
January 10, 2010 BacterioFiles Episode 3
In this show, I report on four exciting stories: a new giant virus, bacteria that fight cancer, ancient microbial DNA, and using viruses to modify plants.

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Story 1
Story 2
Story 3
Story 4
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Show notes:
Story 1: News item/Journal paper
Story 2: News item/Journal paper
Story 3: News item/Journal paper
Story 4: News item/Journal paper

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10min
December 27, 2009 BacterioFiles Episode 2
In this show, I report on three exciting stories plus one more: bacteria turning tiny gears, a way bacteria can produce electricity, how microbe exposure early in life could protect the heart, and how bacteria could prevent mosquito-borne diseases.
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Story 1
Story 2
Story 3
Story 4
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Show notes:
Story 1: News item/Journal paper/Videos
Story 2: News item/Journal paper
Story 3: News item/Journal paper
Story 4: News item/Journal paper

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14min
December 13, 2009 BacterioFiles Episode 1
In this show, I outline my plans, and then report on three exciting stories: microbial symbiosis with herbivorous ants, self-destructing cyanobacteria, and a bacterial immune system.
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Story 1
Story 2
Story 3
Ending Comments

Show notes:

Story 1: News item/Journal paper
Story 2: News item/Journal paper
Story 3: News item/Journal paper

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12min

FAQs about BacterioFiles:

How many episodes does BacterioFiles have?

The podcast currently has 676 episodes available.

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