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The TWiM team reveal how bacteria in a shipworm’s gills help digest wood in the gut, and an approach that identifies a new antibiotic from the soil.
Links for this episode:
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Gill bacteria enable a novel digestive strategy (PNAS)
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Killing bacteria without resistance (Nature)
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An irresistable newcomer (Nature)
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Peptidoglycan synthesis animation
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10 x 20 initiative (IDSA)
- Longitude Prize
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