• 319: The Dark Side of the Rumen

  • Oct 11 2024
  • Length: 52 mins
  • Podcast

319: The Dark Side of the Rumen

  • Summary

  • TWiM explains a project to engineer the cow microbiome to reduce emissions of methane, and the finding of antibiotic resistance genes in the genomes of giant viruses.

    Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Michael Schmidt, Petra Levin and Michele Swanson.

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    Links for this episode
    • Engineering the cow for less methane emissions (WaPo)
    • Precision microbiome editing (Audacious Project)
    • Giant viruses carry antibiotic resistance genes (Nat Commun)
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