349: Punctured to Death by Spikes
TWiM explains how mechano-bactericidal surfaces made from diverse materials and patterned with spikes kill bacteria on contact, and virus-host evolution is reshaped by microgravity aboard the International Space Station.
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Mechano-Bactericidal Surfaces (Adv Sci)
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Piercing pathogens (ASM)
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Natural bactericidal surfaces (Small)
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Virus-host evolution in microgravity (PLoS Biol)
Music used on TWiM is composed and performed by Ronald Jenkees and used with permission.
Send your microbiology questions and comments to twim@microbe.tv
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TWiM explains how mechano-bactericidal surfaces made from diverse materials and patterned with spikes kill bacteria on contact, and virus-host evolution is reshaped by microgravity aboard the International Space Station.
Become a patron of TWiM.
Links for this episode:
-
Mechano-Bactericidal Surfaces (Adv Sci)
-
Piercing pathogens (ASM)
-
Natural bactericidal surfaces (Small)
-
Virus-host evolution in microgravity (PLoS Biol)
Music used on TWiM is composed and performed by Ronald Jenkees and used with permission.
Send your microbiology questions and comments to twim@microbe.tv
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