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May 16th - 31st Radio Shows
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Fri., 5/16 Clostridia Cousins: Microbial cousins that cause tetanus and botulism make two of the most lethal nerve toxins on Earth. One causes muscle contraction; the other makes muscles go limp.Mon., 5/19 Brewing Beer: For millennia, the fermentation process of beer was a mystery. Now modern brewers know it’s all about the yeast.
Tues., 5/20 Counting Sar11: Though microscopic, if you added up these organisms they would weigh more than all the fish in the oceans, and they may have a huge impact on the well being of sea life.
Weds., 5/21 Microbes on the Brain-1: Microbes are simple organisms. Yet they have an amazing ability to change the behavior of host organisms to further their own ends.Thurs., 5/22 Microbes on the Brain-2: Some microbes, such as toxoplasmosis, must travel from one species to another to complete their life cycle. This is a complicated process that requires the brain to be rewired.
Fri., 5/23 Microbial Toolbox: For years, laboratory scientists have used animals as model systems to study human disease. Now research has shown that plants can sometimes serve the same purpose.
Mon., 5/26 Hygiene Hypothesis: New studies show that kids who grow up in squeaky clean homes are at greater risk for asthma and allergies than kids exposed to ordinary household germs.
Tues., 5/27 Turning Corn into Cloth: Biotechnology is changing the way consumer products are made. Corn is now being used in place of petrochemicals to make cloth fibers.Weds., 5/28 Microbes and Methane Hydrates: Scientists have been searching for new energy sources. One surprising discovery was a gargantuan cache of methane gas stored in frozen mud beneath the ocean floor.
Thurs., 5/29 Sucking up Selenium: Constructed wetlands may be the solution to selenium pollution in America’s West. Plants and a remediation team help to filter the selenium out of the soil.
Fri., 5/30 Purple Odor Eater for Pigs: Giant swine farms raise a huge stink. But a bacterium discovered in swine waste acts as a natural odor-eater.
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