# 349: Punctured to Death by Spikes

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Podcast: [This Week in Microbiology](https://stenobird.com/podcast/this-week-in-microbiology-1045713)
Published: 2026-02-01T20:55:15+00:00
Episode link: https://www.microbe.tv/twim/twim-349/
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Duration seconds: 3522

## Resource

TWiM explains how mechano-bactericidal surfaces made from diverse materials and patterned with spikes kill bacteria on contact, and virus-host evolution is reshaped by microgravity aboard the International Space Station. Become a patron of TWiM. Links for this episode: Mechano-Bactericidal Surfaces (Adv Sci) Piercing pathogens (ASM) Natural bactericidal surfaces (Small) Virus-host evolution in microgravity (PLoS Biol) Music used on TWiM is composed and performed by Ronald Jenkees and used with permission. Send your microbiology questions and comments to twim@microbe.tv

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