TWiM #132: Bacteria learn long division

Vincent, Elio, and Michele present cell division by longitudinal scission in an insect symbiont, and thermally activated charge transport in microbial nanowires.

Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Michele Swanson and Elio Schaechter.

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• Cell division by longitudinal scission (mBio)
• Bacterium learns long division (STC)
• Charge transport by microbial nanowires (Sci Rep)
• Mechanism of nanowire conductance (Nat Comm)
• Using nature to grow batteries (TED)
• SEM of Y-shaped S. poulsonii (above) - Image credit
• Extracellular electron transport (below) - image credit

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