TWiM explains how mechano-bactericidal surfaces made from diverse materials and patterned with spikes kill bacteria on contact, and virus-host evolution is reshaped by microgravity aboard the International Space Station.
Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Michael Schmidt, and Petra Levin.
Guest: Mark O. Martin
Subscribe to TWiM (free) on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Android, RSS, or by email.
Become a patron of TWiM.
Music used on TWiM is composed and performed by Ronald Jenkees and used with permission.
Links for this episode
- Mechano-Bactericidal Surfaces (Adv Sci)
- Piercing pathogens (ASM)
- Natural bactericidal surfaces (Small)
- Virus-host evolution in microgravity (PLoS Biol)
- Take the TWiM Listener survey!