Short Stories of Bacteria

Ep. 86 - Shields Up

Bacteria vs the Sun, and your life hangs in the balance. More today on this episode of SSB. Music by Muzaproduction from Pixabay https://www.instagram.com/sciencewithdr

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.  Music by Muzaproduc

Ep. 84 - The Curious Case of the Invincible Bats

Dr. K makes his triumphant return to discuss bats, viruses, and the power of flight.  Music by Muzaproduction from Pixabay https://www.instagram.com/sciencewithdr_k/ 

Ep. 83 - A Conundrum of Cold

Could bacteria help organisms survive the cold? More on today's episode of SSB. Music by Muzaproduction from Pixabay https://www.instagram.com/sciencewithdr_k/  h

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://royalsocietypublis

Ep. 81 - Synchronized Swimmers

New styles of movement for bacteria? Such fascinating! https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/smll.202407832  Music by Muzaproduction from Pixabay https://www.ins

Ep. 80 - Merry Christmas!

Merry Christmas from us over here at Short Stories of Bacteria! https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2452231719300090#s0055  Music by Muzaproduction from

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

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/evae209/7

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 Music by

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=wpVLBim

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,

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/f

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.

Ep. 72 - Hopping Back From The Brink

In a world full of pathogenic fungus, this frog is defying the odds to ward off extinction. Music by Muzaproduction from Pixabay https://www.instagram.com/sciencewithd

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.  Music by Muzaproduction from Pixab

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! Music by Muzaproduction from Pixabay

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! Music by Muzaproduction from Pixabay https://www.instagram

Ep. 68 - Sniffing Out Disease

Scientists are using dogs and rats to help fight disease! Learn out how in this episode! Music by Muzaproduction from Pixabay https://www.instagram.com/sciencewithdr_k/

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.. Music by