TWiM explains the synthesis in bacteria of new energy-dense biofuels that can replace rocket and jet fuels, and the use of nanopore sequencing to improve diagnosis and treatment of patients with serious infections.   Become a <a style="text-decoration: none;" href= "http://www.microbe.tv/contribute"> patron</a> of TWiM.   Links for this episode: <ul> <li dir="ltr" aria-level="1"> Biosynthesis of <a href= "https://www.cell.com/action/showPdf?pii=S2542-4351(22)00238-0">high energy biofuels</a> (Joule) </li> <li dir="ltr" aria-level="1"> <a href= "https://www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pnas.0710107105">Polyketide synthases</a> in bacteria (PNAS) </li> <li dir="ltr" aria-level="1"> <a href= "https://journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/mbio.03055-22">Sequencing</a> for diagnosis of serious infections (mBio) </li> <li dir="ltr" aria-level="1"> <a href= "https://youtu.be/E9-Rm5AoZGw">Nanopore sequencing</a> video (YouTube) </li> <li dir="ltr" aria-level="1"> <a href= "https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmicb.2021.736582/full"> Emerging human pathogen</a> Kodamaea ohmeri (Front. Micro) </li> </ul> Music used on TWiM is composed and performed by <a href="http://ronaldjenkees.com/">Ronald Jenkees</a> and used with permission. Send your microbiology questions and comments to twim@microbe.tv

282: At-home evolution with yeast

This Week in Microbiology is a podcast about unseen life on Earth hosted by Vincent Racaniello and friends. Following in the path of his successful shows 'This Week in Virology' (TWiV) and 'This Week in Parasitism' (TWiP), Racaniello and guests produce an informal yet informative conversation about microbes which is accessible to everyone, no matter what their science background.