252: Electrifying microbial fuel cells
252: Electrifying microbial fuel cells  
Podcast: This Week in Microbiology
Published On: Fri Oct 08 2021
Description: On this episode of TWiM, using colicins to ferry DNA into cells through an iron transporter, and construction of highly efficient microbial fuel cells that produce more electrical current than previously observed. Links for this episode: Colicins used to ferry DNA into cells (mBio) Highly efficient microbial fuel cells (Science) Silver assists fuel cells (Science) Biological transport goes the extra mile (PNAS) Long distance transport in cable bacteria (PNAS) Columbia U pledges fossil free buildings (Columbia U) Become a patron of TWiM. Send your microbiology questions and comments to twim@microbe.tv