171: If you give a bee a fungus

The TWiM team explores a stingless bee that requires a fungal steroid to pupate, and colonic biofilms containing tumorigenic bacteria in patients with colorectal polyps.

Hosts: 

Vincent Racaniello, Michael Schmidt, and Elio Schaechter.

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Links for this episode

• Bee larvae require fungal steroid to pupate (Sci Rep)

• Biofilm refuge for tumorigenic bacteria (Science)

• Letters read on TWiM 171

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