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331: Radar Love in Bacteria

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TWiM describes isolation of a novel bacterial species isolated from the China Space Station, and how a chemical radar allows bacteria to detect and kill predators.
Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Michael Schmidt, and Petra Levin.
Guest Mark O. Martin.
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Music used on TWiM is composed and performed by Ronald Jenkees and used with permission.
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Niallia tiangongensis from the China Space Station (Int J Syst Evol Biol)
Bacterial chemical radar (Cell)
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