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TWiP 45: Free range Toxoplasma with John Boothroyd



Hosts: Vincent Racaniello and Dickson Despommier


Vincent and Dickson discuss Toxoplasm... Read More

TWiP 48: A parasitic cloaking device



Hosts: Vincent RacanielloDickson Despommier, and Yosef Sabo


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TWiM #46: Spore!



Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Read More

TWiM #55: In the copper room



Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Michael Schmidt, and  Read More

TWiM #52: Clinical microbiology with Ellen Jo Baron



Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Michael Schmidt, and  Read More

TWiM #44: Phage interruptus



Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Read More

Threading the NEIDL - Inside a BSL-4 Lab (MWV 68)

Constructed in 2009 in the highly populated South End neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts, the National Emerging Infectious Diseases Laboratories (NEIDL) facility contains labs that operate at biosafety levels 2, 3 and 4. Due to its location the NEIDL has faced a raft of legal and regulator... Read More

TWiP 51: Modifying mosquitoes with Anthony A. James



Hosts: Vincent Racaniello and Dickson Despommier


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BacterioFiles Micro Edition 106 - Bacteriophages Bust Blackheads

This episode: Scientists find that phages might be good for treating acne!





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BacterioFiles Micro Edition 105 - Pythium Provides Pollutant Pipelines

This episode: Fungi and such can transport pollutants in soil to bacteria for degradation!





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MWV Episode 67 - The Secret Language of Bacteria

No bacterium lives alone – it is constantly encountering members of its own species as well as other kinds of bacteria and diverse organisms like viruses, fungi, plants and animals. To navigate a complex world, microbes use chemical signals to sense and communicate with one another... Read More

TWiM #53: Live in Manchester (with video!)



Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Laura Piddock, Read More

BacterioFiles Micro Edition 109 - Labeling Lung Lurkers

This episode: Identifying the microbial communities of the lungs!


 




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BacterioFiles Micro Edition 103 - Prokaryotes Palliate Plants' Pollution Pressures

This episode: Soil bacteria can help plants adapt to changing climate conditions!





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TWiP 52: Not your ordinary unsegmented roundworm



Hosts: Vincent Racaniello and Dickson Despommier


Vincent and Dickson review... Read More

TWiV 201 Letters

Dennis writes:


Dear Vincent,


I am glad you had a chance to get a glimpse of the BSL4 world. You might remember that I have been trying for 1 1/2 years to get you to see the Galveston National Laboratory, a facility with an actual ACTIVE program and a number of... Read More

TWiP 49: Making sense of toxo and heme



Hosts: Vincent Racaniello and Dickson Despommier


Vincent and Dickson discus... Read More

TWiP 50: Antagonism in the mosquito midgut



Hosts: Vincent Racaniello and Dickson Despommier


Vincent and Dickson reveal... Read More

BacterioFiles Micro Edition 98 - Modified Microbes Make Mosquito Midguts Murder Malaria

This episode: Scientists engineer mosquito gut bacteria to fight malaria!





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Estimating influenza-related sick leave in Norway: Was work absenteeism higher during the H1N1 pandemic?

The impact of influenza on work absenteeism is poorly documented. Researchers used data from the national registry and Norway Post AS (>14,000 employees) to explore sickness absence patterns from 2005/06 through 2009/10 in Norway. Annually, an estimated 2.868% (mean 95% confidence interval (CI):... Read More

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