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Ants doing gene therapy, and tadpole microbiomes

Author
The Naked Scientists
Published
Mon 08 Sep 2025
Episode Link
https://www.thenakedscientists.com/podcasts/elife-podcast/ants-doing-gene-therapy-and-tadpole-microbiomes

This month, as the eLife Podcast hits its century, we hear how getting frog dads to cross-foster tadpoles has revealed the way in which some frogs come by their microbiomes, the ants that do gene therapy, signs that disease causes a breakdown in nutrient exchange between the elements of the microbiome, how fungi reprogram immune cells to cause over-reactions in sepsis, and new insights into how tapeworm larvae in the brain cause seizures... Like this podcast? Please help us by supporting the Naked Scientists

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