329: Bacteria Hunt With Grappling Hooks
Mar 17, 2025•54 min•Ep. 329
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Episode description
TWiM explains Pasteur’s relentless hunt for microbes in the air, and how bacteria hunt for prey by ixotrophy - using grappling hooks!
Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Michael Schmidt, Petra Levin and Michele Swanson.
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Links for this episode- Pasteur’s hunt for microbes in the air (NYTimes)
- Bacterial predation by ixotrophy (Science)
- Enter the pirates (STC)
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