The TWiM team wonders why definitions in biology often change, and discuss how the small molecule terrein is important for the growth of a soil fungus.
Image: Lesion formation on banana surfaces infected with Aspergillus terreus. <a href="http://elifesciences.org/content/4/e07861/article-data##">Source</a>
Links mentioned:
 
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<li><a href="http://www.asm.org/index.php/fellowships-2/25-education/students/142-asm-undergraduate-research-capstone-program-ur-capstone-2015" target="_blank">ASM Undergraduate Research Capstone Program</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.asm.org/index.php/fellowships-2/25-education/students/7827-asm-undergraduate-research-fellowship-asm-urf?utm_source=asmbulkemail&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=urf16" target="_blank">ASM Undergraduate Fellowship Program</a></li>
<li>Regulation of <a href="http://elifesciences.org/content/4/e07861" target="_blank">terrein production in Aspergillus terreus</a></li>
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TWiM #113: Waves of Change

This Week in Microbiology is a podcast about unseen life on Earth hosted by Vincent Racaniello and friends. Following in the path of his successful shows 'This Week in Virology' (TWiV) and 'This Week in Parasitism' (TWiP), Racaniello and guests produce an informal yet informative conversation about microbes which is accessible to everyone, no matter what their science background.