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September 1st - 15th Radio Shows
Air Date Program Mon., 9/1 Self-heal and Herpes: Long before the advent of modern medicine, herbs were used to treat illness and injury. The ingredient in one such herb puts a chokehold on one contagious virus.
Tues., 9/2 Bubonic Plague Worm: Worms may be better than a pack of flea-bitten lab rats when it comes to studying how bubonic plague starts.
Weds., 9/3 Microbes Breathing: Microbes can eat, as well as breath, acids, metals, radioactive material, and rocks.
Thurs., 9/4 Phytoplankton Food Factory: Scientists are looking for the source of the bacteria that deplete the Chesapeake Bay of much needed oxygen every summer.
Fri., 9/5 Microbes in Literature: One teacher uses bestseller books and blockbuster movies to teach students about microbes.
Mon., 9/8 Food Safety I: The USDA’s Food Safety Mobile travels around the country teaching people about the four main food safety messages.
Tues., 9/9 Food Safety II: People who believe “what you can’t see can’t hurt you” never heard of Listeria, Salmonella, and certain E. coli.
Weds., 9/10 Beach Water Biosensor: Contaminated beaches threaten public health, ruin summer vacations, and hurt local economies. New testing methods someday may help.Thurs., 9/11 Working for Termites: The termite gut is a unique and crowded ecosystem – between five hundred and a thousand species of microbes live there.
Fri., 9/12 The Birth of Biotech: In 1972, a handful of hungry scientists met at a deli in Waikiki and had a biotech brainstorm.
Mon., 9/15 Pine Trees, Bacteria, and PCBs: Cleaning up contaminated soils with specialized landfills or high-temperature incinerators can be a costly process. There’s a cheaper and greener way to do the job.
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