Short Stories of Bacteria
A delightful and informative series that takes us into the incredible world of bacteria, where we hear astounding and incredible true stories that tickle the mind and bring wonder to the spirit.
- Update frequency
- every 7 days
- Average duration
- 14 minutes
- Episodes
- 81
- Years Active
- 2023 - 2025
Ep. 86 - Shields Up
Bacteria vs the Sun, and your life hangs in the balance. More today on this episode of SSB.
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Ep. 85 - Tiny Ears
Wait, so now you're telling me that bacteria and fungi can listen to me? Sort of...we'll talk about that and more on today's episode.
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Ep. 84 - The Curious Case of the Invincible Bats
Dr. K makes his triumphant return to discuss bats, viruses, and the power of flight.
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Ep. 83 - A Conundrum of Cold
Could bacteria help organisms survive the cold? More on today's episode of SSB.
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Ep. 82 - Big Brain Time
If you can understand this episode, thank your microbiome. :)
https://www.microbiologyresearch.org/content/journal/mgen/10.1099/mgen.0.001322
https://royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/rstb.2014.00…
Ep. 81 - Synchronized Swimmers
New styles of movement for bacteria? Such fascinating!
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/smll.202407832
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Ep. 80 - Merry Christmas!
Merry Christmas from us over here at Short Stories of Bacteria!
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2452231719300090#s0055
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Ep. 79 - The Symbiote
We know the mitochondria is the powerhouse of the cell, but how did it even get there? All this and more in today's episode.
https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-024-03224-5
https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.ni…
Ep. 78 - Bacterial Tracking
Could we use bacteria to track people's movement? We'll talk about this and more on today's episode.
https://academic.oup.com/gbe/article/16/11/evae209/7814710
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Ep. 77 - Big Chonkus
Another aquatic bacteria? Thank you so much! This one is named Chonkus and has big implications for industry!
https://journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/aem.00841-24
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Ep. 76 - Pirates and Bacterial Skullduggery
Allow us to introduce you to an aquatic bacteria that uses grappling hooks and cannons to kill its prey.
[Pirate Bacteria Video] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wpVLBimTx2M&feature=youtu.be
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Ep. 75 - Bacteria Take the Ice Bucket Challenge
In 2014, people took the Ice Bucket Challenge to promote awareness for ALS. But bacteria like cyanobacteria it turns out, did their own cold plunge at a lab in Nashville, TN.
https://www.science.org…
Ep. 74 - The Microwave Microbiome
Could it be that (horror of horrors), your own microwave has its own microbiome??
https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/microbiology/articles/10.3389/fmicb.2024.1395751/full
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Ep. 73 - Crappy Samples
While fecal transplants represent an exciting leap forward, there still are some issues with it. We'll explore how to remedy these issues in today's episode.
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Ep. 72 - Hopping Back From The Brink
In a world full of pathogenic fungus, this frog is defying the odds to ward off extinction.
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Ep. 71 - Do Bacteria Make Us Age
Changes in your microbiome influence the aches and pains we have as we get older! We'll jump into this in today's episode.
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Ep. 70 - How A Snail Gets Amnesia
Bacteria as it turns out are pretty good at manipulating brains. We'll see a dramatic example of that in today's episode!
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Ep. 69 - Can bacteria help us beat cancer?
Is there a relationship between our microbiome and cancer therapy? All this and more on today's episode!
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Ep. 68 - Sniffing Out Disease
Scientists are using dogs and rats to help fight disease! Learn out how in this episode!
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Ep. 67 - The Problem With Phages
With all the hubbub around phage therapy, why hasn't this replaced antibiotics entirely? We'll touch on some of the reasons in today's episode..
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