BacterioFiles Micro Edition 37 - Single-cells Scrub Strontium

This episode: Algae may help clean up radioactive waste!

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Show notes:
News item 1/News item 2/Journal paper

Other interesting stories:
**Yeasts made to communicate as if in a computer network
**Engineering cyanobacteria to make hydrogen with sun's energy
**Helping yeasts be more efficient at making ethanol
**Using microbes to make better chocolate
**Treating obesity with bacteria
**Gut bacteria affect the immune system

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BacterioFiles Micro Edition 36 - Innocent Invaders Inhibit Infection

This episode: Bacteria may help treat viral infection!

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Show notes:
News item 1/News item 2/Journal paper

Other interesting stories:
**How bacteria repair DNA damage
**Virus helps make longer-lasting batteries
**Keeping track of individuals' oral bacteria
**Cold-loving extremophiles may be like life might be on Europa
**The importance of choanoflagellates
**Bacteria in soil may help with depression

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BacterioFiles Micro Edition 35 - Microbes Make Mental Modifications

This episode: Bacteria have effects on brain development!

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Show notes:
News item/Journal paper

Other interesting stories:
**Bacteria cooperately electrically to consume difficult foods
**Microbes living deep under the ocean
**Scientists work to make bacteria programmable
**Bacteria clean up metal contaminants and use them to make useful compounds
**Study of using bacteriophage to treat urinary tract infection
**Using protozoa to measure water cleanliness

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