TWiM #109: Precision killing
The TWiM cohort discusses the use of antimicrobial peptides to target specific bacteria in the microbiome, and how the intracellular bacterium Wolbachia selectively kills male hosts. Links for this...
6 Aug 20151h 8min
TWiM #108: Vaccine in the time of cholera
Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Michael Schmidt, Elio Schaechter and Michele Swanson. The professors of TWiM discuss a University of Wisconsin plan for rescuing biomedical research in the US, and results...
23 Jul 20151h 12min
TWiM #107: The battle in your bladder
Hosts: Vincent Racaniello and Michael Schmidt. Vincent and Michael discuss the highly diverse microbiome of uncontacted Amerindians, and how the composition of human urine plays a role in the battle f...
9 Jul 20151h 31min
TWiM #106: Lawn mower disease
Vincent and Michael speak with Katy Bosio about her research on pathogenesis, immunity, and vaccines against Franciscella tularensis, the causative agent of tularemia.
24 Jun 20151h 16min
TWiM #105: Real bugs with legs
The TWiM team reviews the microbiological safety of herbs in the United Kingdom, and how a peptide from the milkweek bug binds the ribosome and inhibits bacterial protein synthesis. Links for this e...
5 Jun 201557min
TWiM #104: Feed me polyamines, biofilm
Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Michael Schmidt, Elio Schaechter and Michele Swanson. The TWiM team discusses how measles vaccination protects against other infectious diseases, and links between bacteri...
21 Mai 20151h 3min
TWiM #103: The battle for iron
Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Michael Schmidt, Elio Schaechter and Michele Swanson. The TWiM team is amazed by the ocelloid, and an evolutionary battle for iron between mammalian transferrin and bacteri...
8 Mai 20151h 5min
TWiM #102: Happiness is the spore-formers in your gut
Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Michael Schmidt, Elio Schaechter and Michele Swanson. The TWiM team discusses evidence that serotonin synthesis is regulated by spore-forming members of the gut microbiota....
24 Apr 201557min
