TWiM #154: Rigor, lotteries, and moonshots
At Microbe 2017 in New Orleans, the TWiM team speaks with Arturo Casadevall about his thoughts on the pathogenic potential of a microbe, rigorous science, funding by lottery, and moonshot science.
Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Michael Schmidt, Michele Swanson and Elio Schaechter.
Guest: Arturo Casadevall
Links for this episode
- Pathogenic potential of a microbe (mSphere)
- Rigorous science (mBio)
- Funding by lottery (mBio)
- Moonshot science (mBio)
TWiM #155: Living in the stomach of a cell
Michele updates the TWiMers on Legionella in the Flint water supply, and Elio informs us about how horizontally acquired biosynthesis genes boost the physiology of Coxiella burnetii.
Links for this episode
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Legionella in Flint water (The Scientist)
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Q fever with Robert Heinzen (TWiM Special)
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Horizontally acquired genes boost C. burnetii (Front Cell Inf Micro)
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