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

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Hosts: 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. [powerpress url=”http://traffic.libsyn.com/twimshow/TWiM012.mp3″] Click the arrow …

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TWiV 139: Honey, I shrunk the virus

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Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Alan Dove, and Dickson Despommier Vincent, Alan, and Dickson discuss the reduction in genome size of Mimivirus upon passage in amoeba, and analysis of the microbiome of honeybees. [powerpress url=”http://traffic.libsyn.com/twiv/TWiV139.mp3″] Click the arrow above to play, or right-click to download TWiV #139 (96 MB .mp3, 80 minutes). Subscribe to TWiV (free) in …

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TWiM 5: Mercury-methylating Desulfovibrio and antimicrobial nanoparticles

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Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Cliff Mintz, Michael Schmidt, and Ronald Atlas. Vincent, Cliff, Michael and Ron discuss the genome sequqnce of a mercury-methylating bacterium and the antimicrobial effects of nanoparticles. [powerpress url=”http://traffic.libsyn.com/twimshow/TWiM005.mp3″] Click the arrow above to play, or right click to download TWiM #5 (52.5 MB .mp3, 76 minutes). Subscribe to TWiM (free) on iTunes,  Zune …

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TWiM 3: Anthrax, genomics, and the FBI inquiry

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Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Cliff Mintz, Jo Handelsman, and Ronald Atlas. On episode #3 of the podcast This Week in Microbiology, Vincent, Jo, Cliff, and Ron explore the genome analysis done in support of the Amerithrax investigation, and an insecticidal enterotoxin-deficient mutant of Bacillus thurigiensis. [powerpress url=”http://traffic.libsyn.com/twimshow/TWiM003.mp3″] Click the arrow above to play, or right-click to …

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TWiV 106: Making viral DNA II

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Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Dickson Despommier, and Rich Condit On episode #106 of the podcast This Week in Virology, Vincent, Dickson, and Rich continue Virology 101 with a second installment of their discussion of how viruses with DNA genomes replicate their genetic information. [powerpress url=”http://traffic.libsyn.com/twiv/TWiV106.mp3″] Click the arrow above to play, or right-click to download TWiV #106 (69 …

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