05 September 2019: Persistent antibiotic resistance, and modelling hot cities
Nature Podcast
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🗓️ 4 September 2019
⏱️ 27 minutes
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Summary
This week, Salmonella spreading antibiotic resistance, and the drivers of urban heat islands.
In this episode:
00:46 Antibiotic resistance reservoirs
Researchers have identified how Salmonella ‘persister’ cells can spread antibiotic resistance genes in mice intestines.
Research article: Bakkeren et al.
08:12 Research Highlights
Bright barn owls stun prey, and the evolution of dog brains.
Research Highlight: Zip-lining owls reveal what really scares their prey; Research Highlight: A dog’s breed is a window onto its brain
10:13 Urban heating
Cities are generally hotter than their surroundings, but what are the causes of these ‘heat islands’?
Research Article: Manoli et al.
16:54 News Chat
A cryptic Russian radiation spike, and India’s moon mission gets closer to touchdown.
News: How nuclear scientists are decoding Russia’s mystery explosion; News: ‘The most terrifying moments’: India counts down to risky Moon landing
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| 1:02.6 | This week, hidden antibiotic resistance in Salmonella. |
| 1:04.8 | And cities feeling the heat. |
| 1:06.1 | I'm Nick Howell. |
| 1:07.2 | And I'm Benjamin Thompson. |
| 1:23.3 | First up on the show, I've been finding out about salmonella bacteria lying in stasis and how they could be a hidden source of antibiotic resistance. |
| 1:29.3 | In this case, we're talking about salmonella typhymurium, a type of salmonella that can cause nasty bouts of food poisoning. It's a |
| 1:35.5 | common infection with millions of people getting it each year. Now, when this bacterium gets into |
| 1:41.0 | someone's gut, perhaps via an uncooked burger, it has to compete with |
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