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349: Punctured to Death by Spikes

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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