TWiM explains a project to engineer the cow microbiome to reduce emissions of methane, and the finding of antibiotic resistance genes in the genomes of giant viruses.
Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Michael Schmidt, Michele Swanson, and Petra Levin
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Links for this episode:
- Engineering the cow for less methane emissions (WaPo)
- Precision microbiome editing (Audacious Project)
- Giant viruses carry antibiotic resistance genes (Nat Commun)
Music used on TWiM is by Ronald Jenkees.
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