The stingless bee Scaptotrigona depilis
The TWiM team explores a stingless bee that requires a fungal steroid to pupate, and colonic biofilms containing tumorigenic bacteria in patients with colorectal polyps.
Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Elio Schaechter, and Michael Schmidt
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- Bee larvae require fungal steroid to pupate (Sci Rep)
- Biofilm refuge for tumorigenic bacteria (Science)
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- Letters read on TWiM 171
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