TWiM 125: A minimal cell operating system

Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Michael Schmidt, and Michele Swanson

A deep sequencing study of commercially available probiotics, and design and synthesis of a minimal bacterial genome are the topics tackled by Vincent, Michael, and Michele on this episode of TWiM.

Right click to download TWiM#125 (42 MB .mp3, 58 minutes)

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Links for this episode

• Culture-independent surveillance of probiotics (mSphere)
• Design and synthesis of a minimal bacterial genome (Science)
• J. Craig Venter Institute
• Image Credit
• Letters read on TWiM 125

This episode is sponsored by ASM Agar Art Contest and ASM Microbe 2016

Music used on TWiM is composed and performed by Ronald Jenkees and used with permission.

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