349: Punctured to Death by Spikes
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TWiM explains how mechano-bactericidal surfaces made from diverse materials and patterned with spikes kill bacteria on contact, and virus-host evolution is reshaped by microgravity aboard the International Space Station.
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Links for this episode:
Mechano-Bactericidal Surfaces (Adv Sci)
Piercing pathogens (ASM)
Natural bactericidal surfaces (Small)
Virus-host evolution in microgravity (PLoS Biol)
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