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185: There’s no moa Moa

185: There’s no moa Moa

FromThis Week in Microbiology


185: There’s no moa Moa

FromThis Week in Microbiology

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Length:
68 minutes
Released:
Sep 21, 2018
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

The TWiM team considers the increasing tolerance of Enterococcus to handwash alcohols, and how the study of DNA in ancient dung reveals the diet and parasite burden of extinct New Zealand birds. Subscribe to TWiM (free) on iTunes, Google Podcasts, Stitcher, Android, RSS, or by email. You can also listen on your mobile device with the Microbeworld app. Become a Patron of TWiM! Episode Links: Hand sanitizer alert (Emerg Inf Dis) Bacteria becoming hand sanitizer tolerant (NPR) Increasing tolerance of Enterococcus to handwash alcohols (Sci Transl Med) Coprolites and the Moa (PNAS) After Hurricane Florence, Significant Worry Over Infectious Diseases Music used on TWiM is composed and performed by Ronald Jenkees and used with permission. Send your microbiology questions and comments to twim@microbe.tv  
Released:
Sep 21, 2018
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (100)

This Week in Microbiology is a podcast about unseen life on Earth hosted by Vincent Racaniello and friends. Following in the path of his successful shows 'This Week in Virology' (TWiV) and 'This Week in Parasitism' (TWiP), Racaniello and guests produce an informal yet informative conversation about microbes which is accessible to everyone, no matter what their science background.