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Here's my summary of the third day of ASM2013, wherein I met with neat people and ideas.
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Session 1: Microbe-Microbe Interactions - Cell Contact-Dependent Outer Membrane Exchange in Myxobacteria Presented by Dan Wall Myxobacteria are super cool, a fascinating example of complex cooperative behavior in relatively simple single-celled organisms. They swarm around eating other bacteria until they get low on food, at which point they gather together to
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Here's my summary of the second day of ASM2013, an exciting day full of science.
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Session 1: Pumping at the Microbial Well Section 1: Advanced Plant to Advanced Fuel Presented by Jay D. Keasling, In order to produce long-chain carbon compounds for diesel and jet fuels, it is possible to engineer bacteria like E. coli to produce them the way they produce long fatty acids for their membranes, but in a better form for extraction. Also, plants produce
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I went to the General Meeting of the American Society for Microbiology, in Denver, Colorado, and I wanted to share some of the fascinating science that I experienced. So here's my summary of the first day!
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Section 1: I missed it because Denver is confusing and it took me so long to find parking. Apparently it was interesting, though, discussing how a certain bacterium, Caulobacter crescentus, divides into two daughter cells, one that holds onto a
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This episode: Green algae's hydrogen production is analyzed and improved!
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Other interesting stories:
Scientists take protein from flesh-eating bacteria and make useful adhesive
Fungus from horse gut could be good for breaking down plant material for biofuels
Dogs are an important influence on our microbiota
Bacterial fossils could contain evidence of an ancient supernova
E. coli modified to produce imitation
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This episode: Soil microbe has a good enzyme for degrading cyanide pollution!
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Other interesting stories:
Company developing virus to treat cancer
Prions help fungi regulate their multicellularity
History and status of phage therapy
Protists from termite gut named after elder gods
Screening many chemicals, scientists found some that increase algal oil production
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