Ranked #1
389: Prokaryotes Pacify Protein Problem
389: Prokaryotes Pacify Protein Problem
This episode: Engineered bacteria could help people digest an essential nutrient when they can't digest it themselves! D... Read more
1 Jul 2019
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9mins
Ranked #2
395: Many Microbiome Mindsets
395: Many Microbiome Mindsets
This episode: Five different ways of thinking about our relationship with our microbes! Download Episode (20.4 MB, 29.8 ... Read more
16 Sep 2019
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29mins
Ranked #3
388: Floor Fungi Fracture Phthalates
388: Floor Fungi Fracture Phthalates
This episode: Microbes in household dust help degrade potentially harmful plasticizer chemicals! Thanks to Ashleigh Bop... Read more
17 Jun 2019
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7mins
Ranked #4
387: Carbonate Creators Combat Cracking
387: Carbonate Creators Combat Cracking
This episode: Bacteria strengthen concrete while helping to prevent damage from road salts! Download Episode (6.8 MB, 7.... Read more
10 Jun 2019
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7mins
Ranked #5
400: Considering Consumables' Community Correlations
400: Considering Consumables' Community Correlations
This episode: Figuring out how gut communities change with changes in diet! Download Episode (6.1 MB, 8.8 minutes) Show... Read more
21 Oct 2019
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8mins
Ranked #6
399: Conductor Creating Carbon Canvases
399: Conductor Creating Carbon Canvases
This episode: Bacteria can aide the production of the useful material graphene, using their ability to add electrons to ... Read more
14 Oct 2019
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11mins
Ranked #7
401: Phototrophs Fill Fungal Filaments
401: Phototrophs Fill Fungal Filaments
This episode: In this partnership between fungus and algae, the algae eventually take up residence inside their partner!... Read more
4 Nov 2019
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12mins
Ranked #8
391: Slime Stores Sodium Sensibility
391: Slime Stores Sodium Sensibility
This episode: Slime molds can learn to get used to salt and hold on to that memory even after a period of dormancy! Down... Read more
15 Jul 2019
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9mins
Ranked #9
386: Cupola Contaminant Cleaners
386: Cupola Contaminant Cleaners
This episode: Bacteria help gently clean residue off artworks painted on stone! Download Episode (5.6 MB, 6.1 minutes) ... Read more
3 Jun 2019
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6mins