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Short Stories of Bacteria

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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10:55

Ep. 86 - Shields Up

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2025/06/03

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

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Ep. 85 - Tiny Ears

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2025/04/15

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 Muzaproduction from Pixabay https://www.instagram.com/sciencewithdr_k/ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC2EttB4pjdZ4WrU3-z4RqPg https://royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/rsbl.2024.0295 https://www.mdpi.com/2076-0817/10/1/63 https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/jfs.12856

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16:35

Ep. 84 - The Curious Case of the Invincible Bats

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2025/03/25

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/ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC2EttB4pjdZ4WrU3-z4RqPg https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-025-00268-z https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-020-03128-0

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11:18

Ep. 83 - A Conundrum of Cold

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2025/02/04

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

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11:09

Ep. 82 - Big Brain Time

Short Stories of Bacteria ·

2025/01/21

If you can understand this episode, thank your microbiome. :)https://www.microbiologyresearch.org/content/journal/mgen/10.1099/mgen.0.001322https://royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/rstb.2014.0063#d3e1303https://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/UC2EttB4pjdZ4WrU3-z4RqP...

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Ep. 81 - Synchronized Swimmers

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2025/01/09

New styles of movement for bacteria? Such fascinating!https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/smll.202407832 Music by Muzaproduction from Pixabayhttps://www.instagram.com/sciencewithdr_k/ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC2EttB4pjdZ4WrU3-z4RqPg

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10:45

Ep. 80 - Merry Christmas!

Short Stories of Bacteria ·

2024/12/24

Merry Christmas from us over here at Short Stories of Bacteria!https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2452231719300090#s0055 Music by Muzaproduction from Pixabayhttps://www.instagram.com/sciencewithdr_k/ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC2EttB4pjdZ4WrU3-z4RqPg

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Ep. 79 - The Symbiote

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2024/12/10

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 Pixabayhttps://www.instagram.com/sciencewithdr_k/ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC2EttB4pjdZ4WrU3-z4RqPg

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12:41

Ep. 78 - Bacterial Tracking

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2024/11/26

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/evae209/7814710Music by Muzaproduction from Pixabayhttps://www.instagram.com/sciencewithdr_k/ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC2EttB4pjdZ4WrU3-z4RqPg

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Ep. 77 - Big Chonkus

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2024/11/12

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.00841-24Music by Muzaproduction from Pixabayhttps://www.instagram.com/sciencewithdr_k/ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC2EttB4pjdZ4WrU3-z4RqPg

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15:03

Ep. 76 - Pirates and Bacterial Skullduggery

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2024/10/29

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.behttps://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2024/10/241017173150.htmdx.doi.org/10.1126/science.adp0614Music by Muzaproduction from Pixabayhttps://www.instagram.com/sciencewithdr_k/ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC2EttB4pjdZ4WrU3-z4RqPg

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11:46

Ep. 75 - Bacteria Take the Ice Bucket Challenge

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2024/10/15

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.ado8588Music by Muzaproduction from Pixabayhttps://www.instagram.com/sciencewithdr_k/ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC2EttB4pjdZ4WrU3-z4RqPg

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13:12

Ep. 74 - The Microwave Microbiome

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2024/09/24

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/fullMusic by Muzaproduction from Pixabayhttps://www.instagram.com/sciencewithdr_k/ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC2EttB4pjdZ4WrU3-z4RqPg

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Ep. 73 - Crappy Samples

Short Stories of Bacteria ·

2024/09/03

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. Music by Muzaproduction from Pixabayhttps://www.instagram.com/sciencewithdr_k/ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC2EttB4pjdZ4WrU3-z4RqPghttps://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2024/06/240612140911.htmhttps://www.cell.com/device/fulltext/S2666-9986(24)00242-4?_returnURL=https%3A%2F%2Flinkinghub.elsevier.com%2Fretrieve%2Fpii%2FS266699862...

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Ep. 72 - Hopping Back From The Brink

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2024/08/20

In a world full of pathogenic fungus, this frog is defying the odds to ward off extinction. Music by Muzaproduction from Pixabayhttps://www.instagram.com/sciencewithdr_k/ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC2EttB4pjdZ4WrU3-z4RqPghttps://www.amphibianark.org/the-crisis/chytrid-fungus/https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-024-07582-y

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13:31

Ep. 71 - Do Bacteria Make Us Age

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2024/08/13

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 Pixabayhttps://www.instagram.com/sciencewithdr_k/ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC2EttB4pjdZ4WrU3-z4RqPghttps://www.nature.com/articles/s41392-023-01502-8https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/acel.14190

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12:31

Ep. 70 - How A Snail Gets Amnesia

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2024/08/06

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 Pixabayhttps://www.instagram.com/sciencewithdr_k/ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC2EttB4pjdZ4WrU3-z4RqPghttps://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6469458/https://academic.oup.com/ismej/article/18/1/wrae078/7683888

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10:21

Ep. 69 - Can bacteria help us beat cancer?

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2024/07/30

Is there a relationship between our microbiome and cancer therapy? All this and more on today's episode!Music by Muzaproduction from Pixabayhttps://www.instagram.com/sciencewithdr_k/ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC2EttB4pjdZ4WrU3-z4RqPghttps://www.nature.com/articles/nature.2017.22938https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.aan4236https://www.cell.com/cell/fulltext/S0092-8674(24)00538-5?_returnURL=https%3A%2F%2Flinkinghub.elsevier.com%2Fretrieve%2Fpii%2FS0092867424005385%3Fshowall%...

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Ep. 68 - Sniffing Out Disease

Short Stories of Bacteria ·

2024/07/23

Scientists are using dogs and rats to help fight disease! Learn out how in this episode!Music by Muzaproduction from Pixabayhttps://www.instagram.com/sciencewithdr_k/ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC2EttB4pjdZ4WrU3-z4RqPghttps://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-024-01751-9https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK557773/https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1472979212001436?via%3Dihub

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Ep. 67 - The Problem With Phages

Short Stories of Bacteria ·

2024/07/16

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 Pixabayhttps://www.instagram.com/sciencewithdr_k/ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC2EttB4pjdZ4WrU3-z4RqPghttps://www.nature.com/articles/s41564-024-01705-xhttps://www.thelancet.com/journals/laninf/article/PIIS1473-3099(21)00612-5/abstracthttps://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3278648/https://www.nature.com/arti...

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