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Air Date Program Weds., 10/1 Daptomycin: Doctors treating deadly staph infections may soon pin their hopes on a new type of drug therapy.
Thurs., 10/2 Composting Chicken Feathers: Poultry farmers dispose of more than two billion tons of chicken feathers each year, mostly by sending them to landfills. Scientists hope to speed the recycling of those feathers with the help of specialized microbes.
Fri., 10/3 Natural Grinding Machines: Termites munch their way through all kinds of things, but they can’t digest what they chew. For that, they need help.
Mon., 10/6 Flu Shots: With a flu shot, seniors derive added benefits besides avoiding influenza.
Tues., 10/7 How Many Genes? Viruses are miniscule, and some need fewer genes than others to take over their hosts.
Weds., 10/8 Hallucinogenic Mushrooms: There are thousands of mushroom species. Some are edible and delicious, some can be fatal, and some can take you on a side trip.Thurs., 10/9 Cannibals and Kin: Before transforming themselves into spores, some bacteria stall by eating their brothers.
Fri., 10/10 Antimicrobial Effects of Green Tea: Tea contains antioxidants that may protect against free radicals and act as anti-bacterial and anti-viral agents.
Mon., 10/13 Sauerkraut and Oktoberfest: Sauerkraut, a tradition at Oktoberfest, wouldn’t be possible without microbes.
Tues., 10/14 Cold Water Microbes: New technologies have allowed scientists to study microbes in the sea, and what they discovered amazed them.
Weds., 10/15 Recurrent Ear Infections: Some ear infections go away after one round of treatment, but others keep coming back.
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