TWiM investigates the high variability in the rate and amount of current production from microbial fuel cells, and how bacteria link their growth rate to external nutrient conditions via a protein that functions as a cellular rheostat.

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Links for this episode * Variability in microbial fuel cells (Appl Environ Micro) * Electrodes for microbial fuel cells (Chemosphere) * Microbial | electrochemical CO2 reduction (Joule) * Growth rate and cell wall precursors (Nat Micro) * Bacterial growth physiology (Front Micro) * Take the TWiM Listener survey!

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