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!

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005 Microbes, the little guys_Bacillus thuringiensis and its role in agricultural biotechnology

May 30, 2012 • 8 mins

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. Transgenic crops are crops that contain DNA from two different organisms. Usually the genome of the target organism is supplemented with a gene or multiple genes from another organism. One transgenic crop that has been developed to reduc...

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004 Microbes, the little guys_Henrietta Lacks and the origins of the HeLa cell line

May 13, 2012 • 7 mins

"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 cells originate from the an epidermoid carcinoma from the cervix from Henrietta Lacks. Rebecca Skloot helps us explore the everything HeLa, as these cells have been continously grown in culture since there first isolation in 195...

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003 Microbes, the little guys_Corrigendum, the word Prokaryote_has its used by date passed?

May 8, 2012 • 6 mins

This podcast revisits the taxonomic system of life and asks the question: "is the word Prokaryote out of date?"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 page. Join as we clarify a topic that many amateur and professional scientists struggle with. We also introduce our next podcast topic... the HeLa cells. These cells have played an important role in medical microbiology and cont...

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002 Microbes, the little guys_SAR11 the most abundant microbe on the planet!

May 2, 2012 • 6 mins

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 had its genome sequenced. SAR11 plays an important role as not just the garbage cleaner and elemental recycler of the oceans, but is also involved in the carbon cycle. The high abundance of SAR11, 25% in some oceans means that this tiny mic...

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001 Microbes, the little guys intro_Taxonomic classification systems

April 8, 2012 • 5 mins

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 taxonomic classification of life. The classification systems mentioned include the dichotomous Plant / Animal Linneas system, the 5 kingdom system by Whittaker and the widely adopted 3 Domain system by Carl Woese and George Fox. The three...

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Microbes, the little guys.

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003 Microbes, the little guys_Corrigendum, the word Prokaryote_has its used by date passed?

002 Microbes, the little guys_SAR11 the most abundant microbe on the planet!

001 Microbes, the little guys intro_Taxonomic classification systems

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