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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One correction to a statement in the recording and one wild flight of fantasy:
o 80 grams is about three ounces, not three pounds.
o Miso soup has been suggested as a protection against ionizing radiation. Miso is
the product of fermentation of grain by fungus.
--bks
Posted by: bks | November 02, 2013 at 05:44 PM