319: The Dark Side of the Rumen
TWiM explains a project to engineer the cow microbiome to reduce emissions of methane, and the finding of antibiotic resistance genes in the genomes of giant viruses.
Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Michael Schmidt, Petra Levin and Michele Swanson.
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Links for this episode- Engineering the cow for less methane emissions (WaPo)
- Precision microbiome editing (Audacious Project)
- Giant viruses carry antibiotic resistance genes (Nat Commun)
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TWiM explains a project to engineer the cow microbiome to reduce emissions of methane, and the finding of antibiotic resistance genes in the genomes of giant viruses.
Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Michael Schmidt, Petra Levin and Michele Swanson.
Subscribe to TWiM (free) on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Android, RSS, or by email.
Become a patron of TWiM.
Links for this episode- Engineering the cow for less methane emissions (WaPo)
- Precision microbiome editing (Audacious Project)
- Giant viruses carry antibiotic resistance genes (Nat Commun)
- Take the TWiM Listener survey!
Send your microbiology questions and comments (email or recorded audio) to twim@microbe.tv
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