MicrobeWorld Video (audio only)
101 episodes - English - Latest episode: over 4 years ago - ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsA video podcast by the American Society for Microbiology that highlights the latest in microbiology, life science and biotechnology news. ASM is composed of over 42,000 scientists and health professionals with the mission to advance the microbial sciences as a vehicle for understanding life processes and to apply and communicate this knowledge for the improvement of health and environmental and economic well-being worldwide. For information about ASM and MicrobeWorld, visit us online at www.microbeworld.org.
Homepage Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
Episodes
CRISPR from a Bacteriophage Perspective
February 25, 2020 20:00The most common analogy for CRISPR systems is that of molecular scissors. Joe Bondy-Denomy offers an alternative analogy from the bacteriophage perspective, all based on scientific data. 👍 Subscribe to ASM's YouTube channel 🔬 Learn more about the American Society for Microbiology at asm.org ✅ Become a member today at asmscience.org/join 📱 Join us on social: Facebook | Twitter | Instagram
Microplastics in the Water and their Interaction with Microbes
January 29, 2020 22:25We may not see microplastics, but they are all around us. These microplastics play a role in shaping the microbial environment, and this talk will explain how. 👍 Subscribe to ASM's YouTube channel at https://goo.gl/mOVHlK 🔬 Learn more about the American Society for Microbiology at http://www.asm.org ✅ Become a member today at http://www.asmscience.org/join
New Engaging Approaches for Science Communication
August 06, 2018 18:31Science communication experts discuss creative ways (like variations of escape-the-room, the Up-Goer Five Challenge, or edible learning aids) to get people to interact with science. Jennifer Gardy, Kathryn (KT) Elliott, and Dave Westenberg discuss the inspiration for their creative approaches and tips for other who want to improve their scicomm skills. 👍 Subscribe to ASM's YouTube channel at https://goo.gl/mOVHlK 🔬 Learn more about the American Society for Microbiology at http://www.as...
Disease Detective - Anne Schuchat - Principal Deputy Director of CDC
July 14, 2018 00:08CDC Principal Deputy Director Anne Schuchat has extensive experience in global health and science advocacy. Jennifer Gardy interviews Schuchat about emerging disease threats and what advice for early-career scientists Schuchat can offer. Schuchat talks about translating disease detective work into policies that decrease infection rates, citing the successes in decreasing group B Streptococcus infections, developing group A meningococcal vaccines, and halting the recent West African Ebola o...
MWV 112 - Astronaut Kate Rubins on TWiV, live from Microbe 2017
June 21, 2017 18:35From ASM Microbe 2017 at New Orleans, Vincent and Rich meet up with Kate Rubins to talk about becoming an astronaut, space travel, and doing science in space. Hosts: Vincent Racaniello and Rich Condit Guest: Kate Rubins Thumbnail Photo by Chris Condayan Intro music is by Ronald Jenkees Send your virology questions and comments to [email protected]
MWV 111 (audio only) TWiM live at Microbe: Rigor, lotteries, and moonshots
June 20, 2017 22:35 - 1 hour - 52.7 MBAt Microbe 2017 in New Orleans, the TWiM team speaks with Arturo Casadevall about his thoughts on the pathogenic potential of a microbe, rigorous science, funding by lottery, and moonshot science. Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Michael Schmidt, Elio Schaechter and Michele Swanson. Guest: Arturo Casadevall Subscribe to TWiM (free) on iPhone, Android, RSS, or by email. You can also listen on your mobile device with the Microbeworld app. Become a patron of TWiM. Links for this episode P...
MWV 110 - How to Create Agar Art Using Living Microbes (Audio Only)
March 01, 2017 15:23 - 6 minutes - 6.88 MBStep inside the creative process with Agar Art 2015 winners Maria Peñil Cobo, Mixed Media Artist, and Mehmet Berkmen, PhD, Staff Scientist at New England Biolabs. During their multi-year collaboration, Maria and Memo have created astonishing works of art using living microbes. Find out how they meld science and art with this behind-the-scenes how-to video guide. Inspired? Submit your own agar art to ASM’s Agar Art 2017 contest through April 27, 2017 - http://www.asm.org/index.php/public-o...
MWV 109 - The Never-ending Vaccine Race (Audio Only)
February 27, 2017 15:25 - 1 hour - 55.8 MBVeteran medical journalist Meredith Wadman discusses her book The Vaccine Race. It tells the timely, epic, and controversial story of the development of the first widely-used normal human cell line and, through it, important viral vaccines, including the vaccine for rubella (German measles). Far from being an instrument of history, vaccine development in the modern era is targeting new (and reemerging) infectious diseases, including Ebola, Zika, Influenza and Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV...
MWV 108 - My First Microscope
November 17, 2016 17:39In late July, 2016 ASM ventured below the equator, joining public and private sector partners at the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation’s (APEC) Women in Science (WiSci) STEAM Camp in Chaclacayo, Peru. ASM Young Ambassador to Uruguay, Dr. Paola Scavone, and ASM Program Coordinator Laetitia Diatezua led four microbiology workshops in Spanish at the camp, teaching 100 girls how to build a cell-phone microscope, plate bacteria, extract DNA, and view bacteria using their handmade microscopes. Thi...
MWV 107 The Necrobiome: Microbial Life After Death - Audio Only
October 20, 2016 18:51 - 1 hour - 63.8 MBWhat happens to us after we die? A decomposing corpse becomes its own mini-ecosystem, hosting insects, scavengers and multitudes of microbes. Microbes from the environment, the corpse, as well as the insects and scavengers are blended together and work to recycle tissues back to their constituents. Dr. Jennifer DeBruyn discusses the fascinating process of human decomposition, and how scientists are using that information to inform forensic science, livestock mortality management and fossi...
MWV 105 - - Understanding the Pathogenesis of the Emerging Zika Virus (Audio Only)
August 08, 2016 19:08 - 1 hour - 62.3 MBDr. Michael Diamond, 2016 Elizabeth O. King Lecturer, has worked for the past two decades investigating how viruses work, with a goal of defining basic principles of pathogenesis and host immune restriction. His talk will focus on how his laboratory has studied three emerging mosquito-transmitted viruses (West Nile, Chikungunya, and Zika viruses) of global importance from a basic perspective, and how this information facilitates the development of diagnostics, therapeutics, and vaccines. ...
MWV 104 - Can We Live in a World without Microbes? (Audio Only)
May 20, 2016 11:30 - 3 minutes - 3.8 MBWritten and Produced by Erika Shugart, PhD Narration by Chaseedaw Giles Filmed and Edited by Sam Mandl and Chris Condayan Production Supervisor Katherine Lontok, PhD Additional Video Footage by NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center Photography and Illustrations from http://iStockphoto.com http://wikimedia.org http://epa.gov http://cdc.org/phil Royalty Free Music by "Fearless" by Reaktor Productions "Easy Does It" by Olive Musique "Green Fever" by Flash Fluharty "Where I a...
MWV 103 (audio only): A plague of pathogens - TWiM #121 Live at ASM Biodefense
February 11, 2016 20:10 - 1 hour - 42.1 MBFilmed live at ASM Biodefense 2016 with special guests: Rebekah Kading and Wyndham Lathem. From the ASM Biodefense and Emerging Diseases Research meeting, Vincent Racaniello speaks with Rebekah and Wyndham about their work on Rift Valley Fever virus and other vector-borne pathogens, and the evolution and pathogenesis of Yersinia pestis, the agent of plague. See the video version at microbeworld.org/mwv
MWV 102 - Missing Microbes with Dr. Martin Blaser (Audio Only)
January 29, 2016 14:54 - 1 hour - 56.1 MBWhy are obesity, juvenile diabetes and asthma increasing? Is it something in the environment or in our modern lifestyle? Dr. Martin Blaser thinks that it may be due to changes in our microbiome – the ecosystem of tiny microscopic creatures that live in and on us. Learn about his hypothesis that some of the greatest medical advances in the 20th century – antibiotics, C-sections and antiseptics- may be having unintended consequences. Dr. Martin Blaser has studied the role of bacteria in huma...
MWV 101: TWiM 115 - Profiling the Poglianos
November 23, 2015 17:30Vincent visits the laboratories of Kit and Joseph Pogliano on the campus of the University of California, San Diego, where he learns about their work on the bacterial cytoskeleton, sporulation, and the effects of antibiotics on bacterial cells. Visit microbeworld.org/mwv for complete shownotes including links mentioned in this episode.
MWV 101(aduio only) - Profiling the Poglianos (TWiM 115)
November 23, 2015 17:00 - 56 minutes - 39.4 MBVincent take This Week in Microbiology to the University of California, San Diego campus and into the the laboratories of Kit and Joseph Pogliano, where he learns about their work on the bacterial cytoskeleton, sporulation, and the effects of antibiotics on bacterial cells.
MWV 100 (audio only) - Milestones in Blue: TWiM 114 live at the University of Michigan
November 06, 2015 21:03 - 1 hour - 49.1 MBVincent, Elio, and Michele meet with Harry Mobley, Mary O’Riordan, and Vince Young at the University of Michigan, during the designation of the Department of Microbiology and Immunology as a Milestones in Microbiology site. They discuss how the laboratory has advanced the science and teaching of microbiology, and discuss faculty work on uropathogenic E. coli, induction of stress by bacterial infection, and the gut microbiome.
MWV 99 - Microbial Monsters (Audio Only)
October 26, 2015 14:48 - 4 minutes - 5.97 MBWatch the pilot episode of BioFilms in which we explore some creepy microbes just in time for Halloween. Learn how algae can suffocate a pond of all its life, discover the vampire bacterium known as Vampirococcus who literally sucks the life out its victims, and watch out for those sweet Halloween treats that can leave holes in your teeth!
MWV 98 (Audio Only) - TWiM #113: Waves of Change
October 23, 2015 18:22 - 53 minutes - 37.1 MBVincent meets up with Romney and Duncan at the 79th annual meeting of the Southern California branch of the American Society for Microbiology, where they talk about emerging technologies for antimicrobial susceptibility testing, and next generation sequencing and advanced molecular diagnostics. Visit microbeworld.org/twim for complete shownotes including links mentioned.
MWV 97 - TWiV #352 Science Art with Michele Banks (Audio Only)
August 30, 2015 13:00 - 41 minutes - 39.8 MBHost: Vincent Racaniello Guest: Michele Banks Vincent meets up with Michele Banks in Washington, DC to discuss her career as a creator of science-themed art. Links for this episode: Michele Banks on Twitter https://twitter.com/artologica Artologica https://www.etsy.com/people/artologica Michele's blog http://artologica.blogspot.com The Finch and the Pea http://thefinchandpea.com Joseph Cornell https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph_Cornell Not Exactly Rocket Science (Ed Yong) http://ph...
MWV96 - Antibiotic Resistant Bacteria (Audio Only)
June 30, 2015 13:47 - 1 hour - 61.9 MBIn 2011, the NIH Clinical Center had a cluster of infections of a pathogen that tops the CDC's list of urgent threats: antibiotic-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae. This bacteria, which can cause bloodstream and other infections, has recently developed resistance to the class of antibiotics known as carbapenems. The outbreak at NIH started with a single infected patient who was discharged weeks before any other cases were detected. This story of antibiotic-resistant infections is becoming more...
MWV Episode 95 - The Power of Fungal Genetics (Audio Only)
March 28, 2015 14:30 - 7 minutes - 7.65 MBASM's Cultures magazine traveled to Colombia to speak with and film the researchers behind an innovative biotechnology project that is producing exciting results. The international Swiss – Colombian collaborative research team from the University of Lausanne – Switzerland, the Universidad Nacional de Colombia, and the Universidad de la Salle – Utopia campus has been working to create and test novel strains of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) to improve cassava production. AMF forms symbio...
MWV94 (audio only) - TWiM #99: Careers in Biodefense
March 04, 2015 17:00 - 1 hour - 59.5 MBHosts: Vincent Racaniello Guests: Maria Julia Marinissen, Edward H. You, and David R. Howell Vincent meets up with Maria, Edward, and David at the ASM Biodefense and Emerging Infections Research meeting to talk about alternative careers for scientists. Links for this episode: ASM Biodefense meeting FBI Biological Countermeasures Unit Office of Policy and Planning Division of Medical Countermeasures Strategy and Requirements Division of International Health Security Don't miss an epi...
MWV93 (audio only) - TWiM #95 on campus at SDSU with Dean of Sciences, Stanley Maloy
January 09, 2015 05:30 - 1 hour - 46.2 MBVincent visits the San Diego State University campus and talks with Dean of Sciences, Stanley Maloy about his career in microbiolgy and his job as Dean.
MWV Episode 92 - Ebola on the Front Lines (Audio Only)
November 24, 2014 15:08 - 1 hour - 83.6 MBThe current Ebola virus outbreak in West Africa has sickened over 14,000 people and has killed over 5,100. Health workers from around the world are attempting to halt this deadly disease. On November 19th, the American Society for Microbiology featured two of these health workers, Dr. Joseph Fair and Dr. Michael Callahan, who have extensive experience with the virus, including direct field work during the current outbreak. In this presentation they discuss the virus, the response, and potent...
MWV 91 | TWiV 310 - From bacteriophage to retroviruses with Ann Skalka (Audio Only)
November 09, 2014 11:30 - 59 minutes - 54.7 MBVincent Racaniello and Glenn Rall meet up with Ann Skalka at the Fox Chase Cancer Center in Philadelphia and talk about her long and productive career in virology, from biochemistry to bacteriophage lambda to retroviruses. Don't miss an episode of MicrobeWorld Video. Subscribe for free using iTunes or help support our work by purchasing the MicrobeWorld podcast application for iPhone and Android devices in the iTunes or Android app stores.
MWV90 (audio only) - This Week in Microbiology #90 - Think globally, act locally
October 30, 2014 19:00 - 1 hour - 43.9 MBHosts: Vincent Racaniello Guests: Laurene Mascola and David Persing Vincent meets up with Laurene and David at the Annual Meeting of the Southern California Branch of the American Society for Microbiology, where they discuss how the Los Angeles County Department of Health is preparing for an outbreak of Ebola virus infection, and Cepheid’s game-changing, modular PCR system for the diagnosis of infectious diseases.
MWV Episode 89 - The Water Supply (Audio Only)
October 13, 2014 13:24 - 57 minutes - 107 MBCreating and maintaining a clean, sustainable water supply means delivering drinking water and collecting wastewater while dealing with pathogenic microorganisms and infrastructure challenges. It's not all challenges, however. Two speakers; Sudhir Murthy, PhD, PE, BCEE, Innovation Chief at DC Water, and Kellogg Schwab, PhD, Director of the Johns Hopkins University Water Institute, speak to Microbes After Hours about promising new endeavors in water management as well as issues of water safet...
MWV Episode 88 - This Week in Virology #300 - So Happy Together (Audio Version)
August 31, 2014 12:00 - 1 hour - 92.4 MBThis Week in Virology, the podcast about viruses, celebrated its 300th episode on Tuesday, August 26, 2014 with a live recording at the Washington, DC headquarters of the American Society for Microbiology. This special episode features the TWiV hosts Vincent Racaniello, Dickson Despommier, Alan Dove, Rich Condit, and Kathy Spindler recording together in person for the first time.
MWV087 (audio only): TWiV #291: Ft. Collins abuzz with virologists
July 01, 2014 17:34 - 1 hour - 46 MBVincent, Rich, and Kathy and their guests Clodagh and Ron recorded this episode at the 33rd annual meeting of the American Society for Virology at Colorado State University in Ft. Collins, Colorado. Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Rich Condit, and Kathy Spindler Guests: Clodagh O'Shea and Ron Fouchier Links for this episode Viral polymer that inactivates tumor suppressors (Cell) Mutations driving airborne transmission of influenza H5N1 virus (Cell) Transmission of influenza H7N1 virus in f...
MWV Episode 86 - The Microbiology of Cheese (Audio only)
June 11, 2014 18:18 - 1 hour - 63.5 MBHave you ever wondered why mozzarella bubbling and stretching between pizza slices is so different from the earthy flavors of blue-veined gorgonzola? The diversity of cheeses we love are created by encouraging and manipulating the growth of specific microbes. The American Society for Microbiology is excited to explore and celebrate the roles microbes play in the production of a variety of cheeses - from milk-gathering to cheese aging. This video was streamed live from ASM headquarters in Wa...
MWV Episode 85 - This Week in Virology: Boston TWiV Party (Audio Only)
May 25, 2014 12:00 - 1 hour - 87.4 MBThe American Society for Microbiology hosted a live podcast of This Week in Virology with Vincent Racaniello with co-host Alan Dove that includes guests Paul Duprex, Director of Cell and Tissue Imaging Core, Boston University, National Emerging Infectious Diseases Laboratories (NEIDL), and Julie Pfeiffer, Professor, Associate Professor of Microbiology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center. Vincent, Alan, Julie and Paul talk about their work on the pathogenesis of poliovirus and...
MWV Episode 83 - This Week in Virology 270: Live from ASM Biodefense in Washington, D.C. (Audio Only)
February 02, 2014 15:01 - 1 hour - 78.3 MBListen to a live video episode of This Week in Virology (TWiV), a podcast about viruses. Started in September 2008 by Vincent Racaniello, a Higgins Professor in the Department of Microbiology and Immunology at Columbia University, the goal of the show is to have an accessible discussion about viruses that anyone can understand and enjoy. In Washington, D.C., Racaniello, co-host Condit, and guests Kawaoka and Hruby discuss antivirals against smallpox and influenza viruses H5N1 and H7N9. Mod...
MWV #82 (audio only): Rob Knight - The Microbiome Project
January 09, 2014 21:00 - 11 minutes - 10.7 MBRob Knight studies the diversity of microbial communities. For every person, microbes outnumber human cells by a factor of ten. Rob has found that this large population of microbes differs based on which part of your body they inhabit (head, hands, gut, etc.). These same microbes vary widely in type from person to person. Unlike the human genome which is 99.9% alike from person to person, people are 80 to 90% different in their microbial make up. Rob shares what the microbiome project as b...
MWV #81 (audio only): Sheldon Campbell - The Singing Microbiologist
November 20, 2013 22:38 - 6 minutes - 5.93 MBSheldon Campbell sings about microbiology. Dr. Campbell teaches microbiology at Yale School of Medicine and he uses music to enhance his lectures. He has one song for every block of lectures he gives on a major topic. Songs he's written include a song about fungi, tick borne disease, tuberculosis and one that reviews all of microbiology in eight minutes. Dr. Campbell hasn't done any testing to see his songs are more effective at getting his message across but he does get the occasional stu...
MWV #80 (audio only) - Harald zur Hausen - Human Papilloma Virus (HPV)
October 17, 2013 21:00 - 15 minutes - 14.7 MBVincent Racaniello speaks with Professor Harald zur Hausen, recipient of the 2013 Society for General Microbiology Prize Medal for "work that has had a far-reaching impact beyond microbiology." Professor zur Hausen talks about the beginnings of his work on the human papilloma virus (HPV) starting in 1972 with a group he setup to look at the "isolation and characterization of the viruses in genital warts." This group would lead to the discovery of HPV 16 and 18 (the leading cause of cervica...
MWV Episode 79 - The Microbiology of Beer (Audio Version)
October 11, 2013 14:18 - 1 hour - 68.4 MBThe master ingredient in beer is yeast -- a microbe -- and every step in the brewing process helps the yeast do its job better. Watch this live streamed video from the American Society of Microbiology to learn more about how microbes are selected, grown, and manipulated in modern breweries to develop a wide variety of flavors and textures! Speakers include ... Dr. Charles Bamforth, University of California, Davis Rebecca Newman, Dogfish Head Craft Brewery Resources The Microbiology of B...
MWV Episode 78 / This Week in Microbiology 64: URI and UTI at ICAAC in Denver (Audio)
September 18, 2013 11:32 - 1 hour - 72.8 MBVincent and Michael recorded this episode at the 53rd ICAAC in Denver, where they spoke with James Gern and James Johnson about rhinoviruses and extra-intestinal pathogenic E. coli. Links for this Episode: Virus/allergen interactions in asthma (Curr Allerg Asth Rep) Features of rhinovirus C (Microbes Infect) Multidrug resistant ExPec in animals and food (Vet Micro) STS131 an emerging pathogen among veterans (Clin Inf Dis) Send your microbiology questions and comments (email or mp3 file...
MWV Episode 77 / This Week in Virology 250 (Audio)- Wookie Viruses
September 15, 2013 11:55 - 1 hour - 83 MBHosts: Vincent Racaniello and Robert Garcea Vincent and Robert recorded this episode at the 53rd ICAAC in Denver, where they talked about polyomaviruses. Links for this episode: A cornucopia of human polyomaviruses (Nat Rev Micro) Polyoma assembly factories in nucleus (PLoS Path) Overprinting gene in Merkel cell polyomavirus (PNAS) Human JCV as population marker (PLoS One) Letters read on TWiV 250 Weekly Science Picks Robert - The Panic Virus by Seth Mnookin Vincent - Aliens chestburster...
MWV #76 (audio only) - Jeffrey Almond - Vaccine Development
August 23, 2013 16:00 - 16 minutes - 15.3 MBDr. Jeffrey Almond began his career as an academic virologist studying influenza. Eventually Jeffrey started his own lab and began studying picornaviruses working on an oral polio vaccine strain. Following twenty years in academics including major contributions in the eradication of polio worldwide, Jeffrey transitioned into a career in industry working on vaccine development at Sanofi Pasteur. In March of 2013, Jeffrey was at the Society for General Microbiology's Spring conference to giv...
MWV75 - David Bhella: The Peter Wildy Award Talk (Audio Only)
July 30, 2013 14:26 - 54 minutes - 50.3 MBDavid Bhella, Ph.D., MRC Centre for Virus Research, accepts the Peter Wildy Prize for Microbiology Education, awarded annually by the Society for General Microbiology for an outstanding contribution to microbiology education.
MWV #74 (audio only) - David Bhella - Electron-cryomicroscopy
July 16, 2013 16:29 - 12 minutes - 11.6 MBDr. David Bhella studies the structural components of viruses using the techniques of electron-cryomicroscopy and image analysis. In addition to his research, David participates with the Glasgow Science Centre in public outreach to help teach students the processes behind his science. Due to his work, David received the 2013 Peter Wildy Prize for Microbiology Education. David's acceptance speech detailed his work with students as well as the stunning images he has produced through his work...
MWV Episode 73 - Shutting Down the Government: Anthrax and Yellow Fever (Audio Only)
July 09, 2013 14:35 - 58 minutes - 53.5 MBHow can something too small to be seen with the naked eye be powerful enough to bring down something like the U.S. Government? It turns out that microbes, mostly invisible, have the extraordinary capacity to affect our lives – through outbreaks of disease and the spread of fear. Twice in history, microbes have even brought the U.S. Government to a halt! Join us at the D.C. headquarters of the American Society for Microbiology to learn more about the Yellow Fever outbreak of 1792 that caused...
MWV #72 (audio only) - Jonathan Eisen - Evolvability, the Built Environment and Open Science
June 03, 2013 14:13 - 9 minutes - 8.94 MBEvolvability, the Built Environment and Open Science
MWV #71 (audio only) TWiM Live at ASM GM in Denver
May 24, 2013 19:42 - 1 hour - 71.1 MBVincent, Elio and Michael recorded this episode of This Week in Microbiology before an audience at the 2013 General Meeting of the American Society for Microbiology in Denver, Colorado, where they spoke with Andrew Camilli, Ferric Fang, Suzanne Fleiszig, and Michelle Swanson about their research on a phage system for evading innate immunity, retractions of research papers, bacterial infections of the eye, and cytoplasmic defenses against intracellular bacteria.
MWV Episode 70 (Audio only) - Microbes After Hours - West Nile Virus
May 07, 2013 19:21 - 1 hour - 69.4 MB2012 saw a surge of West Nile Virus infections, particularly in the central United States. What exactly is West Nile Virus and why do outbreaks occur? Join us at ASM headquarters to learn more about the biology of this fascinating virus - how it moves between hosts, how the disease is diagnosed and treated, and how outbreaks can potentially be prevented. West Nile virus was first detected in North America until 1999 when an outbreak occurred in New York City. In the next five years, West N...
MWV Episode 69 (audio only) - Richard Cogdell - Bacterial Photosynthesis
April 16, 2013 18:42 - 9 minutes - 8.6 MBRichard Cogdell is the Director of the Institute for Molecular Cell and Systems Biology at the University of Glasglow, Scotland. Richard was led to a career in studying bacterial photosynthesis by a desire to learn and understand basic photosynthesis, he "wanted to know how natured worked." In 1995, Richard's research group, in collaboration with others, used protein crystallography to determine the three dimensional structure of a light-harvesting complex from the purple bacterium, Rhodos...
MWV Episode 68 (audio only) - Threading the NEIDL: TWiV Goes Inside a BSL-4
March 06, 2013 05:00 - 56 minutes - 26.1 MBConstructed in 2009 in the highly populated South End neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts, the National Emerging Infectious Diseases Laboratories (NEIDL) facility contains labs that operate at biosafety levels 2, 3 and 4. Due to its location the NEIDL has faced a raft of legal and regulatory hurdles that have prevented BSL-3 and BSL-4 labs from becoming functional. “Threading the NEIDL,” is a 1-hour documentary produced by MicrobeWorld (the public outreach website by the American Society ...
MWV 67 - The Secret Language of Bacteria (Audio Only)
February 04, 2013 17:49 - 55 minutes - 50.8 MBNo bacterium lives alone – it is constantly encountering members of its own species as well as other kinds of bacteria and diverse organisms like viruses, fungi, plants and animals. To navigate a complex world, microbes use chemical signals to sense and communicate with one another. Recorded live on January 28th, 2013, at ASM's headquarters, catch a glimpse into the fascinating language of bacteria with discussions by Bonnie Bassler, Princeton University, and Steven Lindow, University of Ca...
MWV Episode 66 (audio only) - Curtis Suttle: Marine Virology
January 15, 2013 16:23 - 9 minutes - 9.63 MBIn MicrobeWorld Video episode 66 Dr. Stan Maloy talks with Curtis Suttle, Professor of Earth & Ocean Sciences, Microbiology & Immunology, and Botany, and Associate Dean of Science University of British Columbia. Dr. Suttle is one of the World's leading marine virologists, and is among a small group of researchers that is credited with launching the field of marine virology. Dr. Maloy talks with Dr. Suttle about the incredible diversity of the ocean's microscopic inhabitants that have long ...