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TWiV 154: Symbiotic safecrackers

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mmtvHosts: Vincent Racaniello, Alan Dove, and Rich Condit

Vincent, Alan, and Rich are very enthusiastic about two studies that show how gut bacteria help viral invaders.

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Alan – SciWriteLabs
Vincent – Take as directed

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Tony – Introduction to AI online course

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This Week in Microbiology (TWiM) #12: Photothermal nanoblades and genome engineering

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intracellular modelHosts: Vincent Racaniello, Michael Schmidt, Margaret McFall-Ngai, and Elio Schaechter

On episode #12 of the podcast This Week in Microbiology, Vincent, Margaret, Michael and Elio review the use of photothermal nanoblades to dissect the Burkholderia intracellular life cycle, and manipulation of chromosomes in vivo for genome-wide codon replacement in E. coli.

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TWiV 142: Viral oinkotherapy

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seneca valley virusHosts: Vincent Racaniello, Rich Condit, and Alan Dove

Vincent, Rich, and Alan discuss a method for identifying viruses of individual environmental bacteria, and the using a picornavirus for oncotherapy.

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Alan – Germlines podcast
Rich – science360
 Vincent – Google+

 

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Angus – Science Weekly with Alok Jha

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Omega tau podcast – viruses, bacteria, and other parasites

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omega tau podcastAfter a listener made the Omega tau podcast his pick of the week on TWiV129, I sent a note to the show’s author, Marcus Völter. He responded by inviting me on his program. I brought Dickson Despommier with me and we recorded a wide-ranging conversation on viruses, bacteria, and parasites. It is very basic, so if you have ever felt that TWiV, TWiP, or TWiM are too advanced, you might like this episode.

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Omega tau is a podcast covering interesting topics in science and engineering, co-hosted by Marcus Völter and Nora Ludewig.

TWiM 10: A symbiotic cloaking device

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euprymna scolopesHosts: Vincent Racaniello, Michael Schmidt, Dickson Despommier, Margaret McFall-Ngai, and Elio Schaecter

On episode #10 of the podcast This Week in Microbiology, Vincent, Margaret, Elio, Michael and Dickson discuss the symbiosis between the Hawaiian bobtail squid and the luminous, gram-negative bacterium Vibrio fischeri.

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TWiM 8: Live in NOLA

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This Week in Microbiology #8Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Michael Schmidt, Stan Maloy, Andreas Baümler, Nicole Dubilier, and Paul Rainey.

Vincent, Michael, and Stanley recorded episode #8 of the podcast This Week in Microbiology live at the 2011 ASM General Meeting in New Orleans, with guests Andreas Baümler, Nicole Dubilier, and Paul Rainey. They spoke about how pathogens benefit from disease, symbioses between chemosynthetic bacteria and marine invertebrates, and repetitive sequences in bacteria.

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