176: Elio has lots of colanic acid

Vincent, Michael and Elio note the passing of Stanley Falkow, give E. coli an archaeal membrane, and show how the microbiome can make worms live longer.

Hosts:

Vincent Racaniello, Michael Schmidt, and Elio Schaechter.

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Links for this episode

• Fecal transplants in the good old days (STC)
• Stanley Falkow, 84
• Loss of an old army buddy (STC)
• Giving E. coli an archaeal membrane (PNAS)
• Microbiome tunes host longevity (Cell)
• Letters read on TWiM 176

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