Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Elio Schaechter, and Michael Schmidt
Vincent, Elio, and Michael discuss how temperature triggers Neisseria menigitidis immune evasion, and protection of mice from ionizing radiation by feeding them black mushrooms.
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Links for this episode:
- Temperature triggers immune evasion by N. meningitidis (Nature)
- Melanin-containing mushrooms protect mice from ionizing radiation (Can Biother Radio)
- Letters read on TWiM 066
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