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March 16th - 31st Radio Shows
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Mon., Mar. 17 Late Blight and Famine: The same microbe responsible for the Irish potato famine in the mid eighteen hundreds is still a problem for modern potato farmers.Tues., Mar. 18 Boston Harbor Volunteers: Boston Harbor clean-up crews are getting help from an unexpected source: microbes.
Weds., Mar. 19 Hospital Staph: If you’re in the hospital, you’re in hospital staph territory. Staphylococcus aureus exists in hundreds of different strains, and you’ll want to avoid them all.
Thurs., Mar. 20 Stromatolites: Microbes, like dinosaurs, have left a fossil record.
Fri., Mar. 21 Pets and Disease: We’ve known that pets can transmit germs to humans, but new studies show that people can make pets sick too.
Mon., Mar. 24 Antimicrobial Spices: The spicy scent of cinnamon and the pungent tang of garlic raise a lethal stink for infectious bacteria.
Tues., Mar. 25 Bacteria vs. Virus: Even though bacteria and viruses are often confused, they actually have very little in common .Weds., Mar. 26 Probiotics: The beneficial bacteria in your intestines are constantly waging “turf wars” to help keep you healthy.
Thurs., Mar. 27 Cybercell: Project cybercell is an international effort to create the first computer model of an E. coli cell.
Fri., Mar. 28 Poison Mushrooms: Like many wild harvests, many mushrooms are poisonous. If you like to hunt for wild mushrooms, watch out for the deadly amanita.
Mon., Mar. 31 Penicillin and Peoria: The discovery of penicillin in London was a lucky accident, but scientists in Peoria, Illinois, were responsible for mass producing the antibiotic.
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