Podcasts by Microbes, the little guys.
This podcast explores the world of microbes. One microbe a week goes underneath our gaze as we cover topics such as morphology, physiology, biochemistry and why these little guys are so important!
Further podcasts by Matthew Dodds
Podcast on the topic Wissenschaft
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005 Microbes, the little guys_Bacillus thuringiensis and its role in agricultural biotechnology from 2012-05-30T08:31:29
With the Earth's population continuing to increase there is an increasing demand for food. But how can food production become more efficient? One answer to that question is transgenic crops. Transg...
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004 Microbes, the little guys_Henrietta Lacks and the origins of the HeLa cell line from 2012-05-13T01:08:09
"Who was Henrietta Lacks?" and "Where do HeLa cells come from?" These are a few of the questions answered in this podcast, which explores the origins of the very first immortal cell line. The HeLa ...
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003 Microbes, the little guys_Corrigendum, the word Prokaryote_has its used by date passed? from 2012-05-08T08:02:39
This podcast revisits the taxonomic system of life and asks the question: "is the word Prokaryote out of date?" In this world of science literature it is ever important that we are all on the same ...
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002 Microbes, the little guys_SAR11 the most abundant microbe on the planet! from 2012-05-02T07:35:08
This episode delves inside the world of SAR11. The most abundant microbe in the Oceans, and in fact on the Planet! Only discovered in 1990 by Stephen Giovannoni et. al., this microbe has already ha...
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001 Microbes, the little guys intro_Taxonomic classification systems from 2012-04-08T22:47:23
This is the first official podcast from thescientist, in the series; "Microbes, the little guys". In this episode we discuss the structure and information to expect from this podcast and also the t...
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