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July 16th - 31st Radio Shows
Air Date Program Weds., 7/16 Cheating Plants: Even in the plant world, some cheats beat the system. Instead of making their own food, some plant species survive by cutting a dirty deal with certain fungi associated with roots.
Thurs., 7/17 Finding New Viruses: Researchers working with high school science students have discovered previously unknown viruses that target bacteria.
Fri., 7/18 Priming the Immune System with Tea: Scientists have recently discovered a chemical in black and green teas that kicks the immune system up a notch.
Mon., 7/21 Hepatitis C and Protease Inhibitors: The hepatitis C virus has had scientists scratching their heads for years. Now researchers have discovered how the virus does its damage.
Tues., 7/22 Pre-Cambrian Period Microbes: One scientist tries to simulate what our planet was like when microbes dominated Earth to better understand how organisms survived day to day.
Weds., 7/23 Ebola Virus and Great Apes: Scientists believe Ebola may explain some of the declines in great ape populations.
Thurs., 7/24 Mapping the Ebola Virus: The Ebola virus has puzzled scientists for almost thirty years. One team is using complex software and a simple map to zero in on the elusive host that harbors this killer virus.
Fri., 7/25 Turning off Fat Genes: People have long suspected a link between genetics and obesity. New research, involving roundworms, suggests that such a link probably does exist.Mon., 7/28 Diatom Fossils: Barometers of Change: Scientists found well-preserved fossilized remains of diatoms in arctic lakes which indicate how the environment has changed over the past two hundred years.
Tues., 7/29 Marsh Microbes and Clouds: Microbes in marshes produce a chemical that plays a role in cloud formation.
Weds., 7/30 Whirling Disease: Baby trout and salmon are susceptible to a parasite that destroys cartilage and causes them to chase their tails.Thurs., 7/31 Fighting Bacteria with Bacteria: Even with prescribed antibiotics, some children suffer recurrent infections. Researchers are trying to ward off successive infections by using good bacteria to fight off the bad bacteria.
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