220: From Mars to the vagina

TWiM reveals that methane-producing bacteria might survive beneath the surface of Mars, and identification of a cytopathogenic toxin in a bacterium associated with preterm birth.

Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Elio Schaechter, Michele Swanson and Michael Schmidt Become a patron of TWiM.

Links for this episode:

• Archaea could make methane on Mars (Sci Rep)
• Cytopathogenic toxin in bacterium associated with preterm birth (J Bact)

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