TWiM 118: Spore-drops keep fallin’ on my head

Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Elio Schaechter and Michele Swanson On the last episode for 2015, Vincent, Elio, and Michele discuss how soil amoeba hunt nematodes in packs, and the role of mushrooms as rainmakers. Show notes: https://www.microbe.tv/twim/twim-118-spore-drops-keep-fallin-on-my-head/ Links for this episode: • Pack hunting by a common soil amoeba on nematodes (Environ Micro) http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26079718 • Mushrooms as rainmakers (PLoS One) http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26509436 • Mushroom by Nicholas Money http://astore.amazon.com/virologyws-20/detail/0199732566 • In the Company of Mushrooms by Elio Schaechter http://astore.amazon.com/virologyws-20/detail/0674445546 • Letters read on TWiM 118 https://www.microbe.tv/twim/twim-118-letters/