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A delightful and informative series that takes us into the incredible world of bacteria, where we hear astounding and incredible true stories that tickle the mind and bring wonder to the spirit. 

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Ep. 46 - The Keymaker

Ep. 46 - The Keymaker

2024-01-0916:19

With a bunch of keys in its paws, this bacteria targets a bunch of different prey.. Music by Muzaproduction from Pixabay https://www.instagram.com/sciencewithdr_k/ https://www.nature.com/articles/s41564-023-01552-2
Ep. 45 - The Immortals

Ep. 45 - The Immortals

2024-01-0220:28

How does one achieve immortality? Does bacteria play a role in said immortality? Welcome back for a New Year of Bacterial Stories!! Music by Muzaproduction from Pixabay https://www.instagram.com/sciencewithdr_k/ https://www.forbes.com/health/mind/new-years-resolutions-statistics/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5783610/ https://blogs.scientificamerican.com/artful-amoeba/inside-earth-microbes-approach-immortality/ https://www.newscientist.com/article/2224004-exclusive-humans-plac...
Ep. 86 - Shields Up

Ep. 86 - Shields Up

2025-06-0310:55

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_k/ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC2EttB4pjdZ4WrU3-z4RqPg https://www.jidonline.org/article/S0022-202X(25)00405-1/fulltext
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/ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC2EttB4pjdZ4WrU3-z4RqPg https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/sciadv.adk9117
If you can understand this episode, thank your microbiome. :) https://www.microbiologyresearch.org/content/journal/mgen/10.1099/mgen.0.001322 https://royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/rstb.2014.0063#d3e1303 https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC539636/ https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC3973910/pdf/fnana-08-00015.pdf Music by Muzaproduction from Pixabay https://www.instagram.com/sciencewithdr_k/ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC2EttB4pjdZ4...
New styles of movement for bacteria? Such fascinating! https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/smll.202407832 Music by Muzaproduction from Pixabay https://www.instagram.com/sciencewithdr_k/ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC2EttB4pjdZ4WrU3-z4RqPg
Merry Christmas from us over here at Short Stories of Bacteria! https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2452231719300090#s0055 Music by Muzaproduction from Pixabay https://www.instagram.com/sciencewithdr_k/ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC2EttB4pjdZ4WrU3-z4RqPg
Ep. 79 - The Symbiote

Ep. 79 - The Symbiote

2024-12-1017:23

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/d41586-024-03224-5 https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC7356350/ Music by Muzaproduction from Pixabay https://www.instagram.com/sciencewithdr_k/ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC2EttB4pjdZ4WrU3-z4RqPg
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/evae209/7814710 Music by Muzaproduction from Pixabay https://www.instagram.com/sciencewithdr_k/ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC2EttB4pjdZ4WrU3-z4RqPg
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=wpVLBimTx2M&feature=youtu.be https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2024/10/241017173150.htm dx.doi.org/10.1126/science.adp0614 Music by Muzaproduction from Pixabay https://www.instagram.com/sciencewithdr_k/ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC2EttB4pjdZ4WrU3-z4RqPg
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, TN. https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.ado8588 Music by Muzaproduction from Pixabay https://www.instagram.com/sciencewithdr_k/ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC2EttB4pjdZ4WrU3-z4RqPg
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/full Music by Muzaproduction from Pixabay https://www.instagram.com/sciencewithdr_k/ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC2EttB4pjdZ4WrU3-z4RqPg
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 Pixabay https://www.instagram.com/sciencewithdr_k/ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC2EttB4pjdZ4WrU3-z4RqPg https://www.nature.com/articles/s41392-023-01502-8 https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/acel.14190
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.com/sciencewithdr_k/ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC2EttB4pjdZ4WrU3-z4RqPg https://www.nature.com/articles/nature.2017.22938 https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.aan4236 https://www.cell.com/cell/fulltext/S0092-8674(24)00538-5?_returnURL=https%3A%2F%2Flinkinghub.elsevier.com%2Fretrieve%2Fpii%2FS0092867424005385%3Fs...
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/ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC2EttB4pjdZ4WrU3-z4RqPg https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-024-01751-9 https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK557773/ https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1472979212001436?via%3Dihub
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 Muzaproduction from Pixabay https://www.instagram.com/sciencewithdr_k/ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC2EttB4pjdZ4WrU3-z4RqPg https://www.nature.com/articles/s41564-024-01705-x https://www.thelancet.com/journals/laninf/article/PIIS1473-3099(21)00612-5/abstract https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3278648/ https://www.nat...
Have you ever wondered what getting sick in space is like? Learn more about this on today’s episode! Music by Muzaproduction from Pixabay https://www.instagram.com/sciencewithdr_k/ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC2EttB4pjdZ4WrU3-z4RqPg https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lanmic/article/PIIS2666-5247(24)00098-3/fulltext#%20
Do bacteria sleep? Find out in today's episode! Music by Muzaproduction from Pixabay https://www.instagram.com/sciencewithdr_k/ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC2EttB4pjdZ4WrU3-z4RqPg https://www.quantamagazine.org/most-life-on-earth-is-dormant-after-pulling-an-emergency-brake-20240605/ https://www.ninds.nih.gov/health-information/public-education/brain-basics/brain-basics-understanding-sleep https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-024-07041-8
What happens when two diets go head to head? And can bacteria help one diet come out on top? Music by Muzaproduction from Pixabay https://www.instagram.com/sciencewithdr_k/ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC2EttB4pjdZ4WrU3-z4RqPg https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-024-48355-5 https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2024/05/240528192103.htm
Ep. 63 - For the LOLs

Ep. 63 - For the LOLs

2024-06-1114:27

Wouldn't it be just great if we could make a designer antibiotic that didn't murther our own microbiome? Music by Muzaproduction from Pixabay https://www.instagram.com/sciencewithdr_k/ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC2EttB4pjdZ4WrU3-z4RqPg https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-024-01566-8
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