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April 1st - 15th, 2004 Radio Shows
Air Date Program Thurs., 4/1 Microbes in Glass Houses: Glass shells are more than an ornate facade to some ocean-dwelling creatures; they play a key role in the organisms' survival.
Fri., 4/2 Brewing Beer: For millennia, the fermentation process of beer was a mystery. Now modern brewers know it's all about the yeast.
Mon., 4/5 Tetanus: Contrary to popular belief, tetanus doesn't come from rusty nails. It's a nervous system disease caused by spores from bacteria in the soil.
Tues., 4/6 Tulipomania: In the mid-1600's in Holland, the love of tulips escalated into a frenzy. No one realized the rare varietes were the product of inadvertent artisans.
Weds., 4/7 The Tulip Virus: The rare tulips that drove seventeenth century citizens wild are no longer a prized commodity. Modern growers are on a mission to destroy these exotic flowers.
Thurs., 4/8 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.
Fri., 4/9 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.
Mon., 4/12 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.
Tues., 4/13 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.
Weds., 4/14 The Wonder of B-T: From mammals to microbes, pests create havoc for gardeners. Nature, however, has provided some natural allies.
Thurs., 4/15 Purple Odor Eater for Pigs: Giant swine farms raise a huge stink. But bacterium discovered in swine waste acts as a natural odor-eater.
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