This Week in Microbiology

TWiM #157: Back to the ancestor


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The TWiMbionts explore the role of bacteria in the genesis of moonmilk, and how ancient host proteins can be used to engineer resistance to virus infection.

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Vincent Racaniello, Michele Swanson and Elio Schaechter.

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Links for this episode

  • Role of Streptomyces in moonmilk (bioRxiv)

  • TWiM 51: Cave science with Hazel Barton
  • Moonmilk (Wikipedia)

  • Ancient proteins for virus resistance (Cell Rep)

  • Image credit

  • Letters read on TWiM 157

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