TWiM 109: Precision killing

August 6, 2015

ostriniaHosts: Vincent RacanielloMichael Schmidt, Elio Schaechter and Michele Swanson.

The TWiM cohort discusses the use of antimicrobial peptides to target specific bacteria in the microbiome, and how the intracellular bacterium Wolbachia selectively kills male hosts.

 

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