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December 16th - 31st, 2003 Radio Shows
Air Date Program Tues., 12/16 Microbes and El Niño: El Niño occurs every few years and changes weather patterns, affecting the ocean’s food chain.
Weds., 12/17 Identifying Respiratory Bugs: Respiratory infections are a leading cause of death worldwide, and they are not always identified.Thurs., 12/18 Deep Sea Worms by Cold Seeps: Methane and other hydrocarbons seep up through cracks in the ocean floor and support giant tubeworms and their microbes.
Fri. 12/19 Effectiveness of Kids’ Vaccine: A children’s vaccine that can prevent common childhood ailments is proving as effective as researchers had hoped.
Mon., 12/22 Ramping Up Thermo-tolerance: A Yellowstone grass would be unable to handle the heat in its habitat if it weren’t for the microbes that it lives with.
Tues., 12/23 Microbial Fossils: Scientists used microbial fossils to confirm that large amounts of greenhouse gases prevented the Earth from becoming a giant snowball billions of years ago.
Weds., 12/24 Genehunter: A new tool can help scientists track down genes that might trigger antibiotic resistance in certain organisms.
Thurs., 12/25 Poinsettias: These cherished holiday flowers are small and bushy as a result of a bacteria-like microbe that stunts the plants’ growth.
Fri., 12/26 Fungi Under the Snowfields: The seemingly deserted landscape of the high tundra regions of the Rocky Mountains is a frenzy of activity in the winter.
Mon., 12/29 Riding the African Dust Clouds: Every year from June to October, dust from the Sahara Desert blows across the Atlantic Ocean. The dust carries clinging cargo.
Tues., 12/30 Tracking Monkeypox: Monkeypox showed up in America for the first time last year, and scientists have tracked it back to its source.
Weds., 12/31 Bubbly, Bubbly: Plain old yeast is responsible for the tongue-tickling treasure called sparkling wine.
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