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Ants doing gene therapy, and tadpole microbiomes
Episode 980

Ants doing gene therapy, and tadpole microbiomes

Plus fungal immune system reprogramming, and the worm larvae that talk to brain cells...

Naked Scientists, In Short Special Editions Podcast · The Naked Scientists

September 8, 202543m 15s

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Show Notes

This month, as the eLife Podcast hits its century, we hear how getting frog dads to cross-foster tadpoles has revealed the way in which some frogs come by their microbiomes, the ants that do gene therapy, signs that disease causes a breakdown in nutrient exchange between the elements of the microbiome, how fungi reprogram immune cells to cause over-reactions in sepsis, and new insights into how tapeworm larvae in the brain cause seizures... Like this podcast? Please help us by supporting the Naked Scientists

Topics

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