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TWiM #156: Gifted microbes and defensive symbiosis
TWiM #156: Gifted microbes and defensive symbiosis
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Length:
58 minutes
Released:
Jul 13, 2017
Format:
Podcast episode
Description
The TWiM team explains the use of microbial genome mining to identify new drugs, and how a bacterial symbiont protects flies against parasitoid wasps. Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Michael Schmidt, Michele Swanson and Elio Schaechter. Subscribe to TWiM (free) on iPhone, Android, RSS, or by email. You can also listen on your mobile device with the Microbeworld app. Become a patron of TWiM. Links for this episode Molecular beacons identify gifted microbes (J Antibiot) Defensive symbiosis (PLoS Path) Letters read on TWiM 156 Image Send your microbiology questions and comments (email or recorded audio) to twim@microbe.tv
Released:
Jul 13, 2017
Format:
Podcast episode
Titles in the series (100)
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