Hamster Versus Bacteria

Published: Feb. 8, 2019, 10 a.m.

b'Who would win in a competition, a hamster or bacteria? Place your bets, because we\\u2019re going to tell the story of this epic science showdown. Danielle Tullman-Ercek is a synthetic biologist trying to find a better way to make life-saving medicine. To do it, she\\u2019s engineering a bacteria cell to compete with a medicine-making hamster cell. Listen to find out what if Danielle and her bacteria have what it takes to win. What\\u2019s a hamster cell doing making medicine, anyway?!\\n\\nIf you engineered your own bacteria, what would it make and why? Draw a picture and email it to us at tumblepodcast@gmail.com! To learn more about synthetic biology, check out our blog.\\n\\n\\nWant to learn more about cell biology and engineering bacteria? We have a special bonus interview episode with Danielle for our Patreon members! For only $1/month, you\\u2019ll get twice the Tumble goodness to dive deeper into all our new episodes. Pledge here: patreon.com/tumblepodcast.'