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January 16th - 31st, 2004 Radio Shows
Air Date Program Fri. 1/16 Fungi-resistant Seaweed: Marine plants are constantly assaulted by harmful microbes, but they still thrive, thanks to a potent anti-fungal chemical.
Mon., 1/19 Hot Bug: Scientists have found life near a hot vent in the ocean floor that can survive at temperatures as hot as a hospital sterilizer.Tues., 1/20 Sound to Detect Diseases: Scientists have found a way to detect and identify diseases by listening to them with special microphones.
Weds., 1/21 Cyanobacterial Blooms: Once called blue-green algae, this common water dweller can sometimes grow into blooms and produce a liver-damaging toxin.
Thurs., 1/22 Daycare and Antibiotics: When doctors prescribe antibiotics when they shouldn’t, it fosters antibiotic resistance that affects whole groups of kids, not just the patient.
Fri., 1/23 Pink Snow: Pink elephants and purple cows exist only in the imagination. Pink and purple snow is another microbial story.
Mon., 1/26 Finding Microbes in Human Tissue: Vast populations of harmless, helpful, and hurtful microbes can make themselves at home in the human body.
Tues., 1/27 Probiotics: Antibiotics are used to wipe harmful bacteria out of your system. Probiotics are used to put helpful bacteria back into your body.
Weds., 1/28 Lichens: When fungus and an alga take a liking to each other, you get lichen, one of nature's odd couples.
Thurs., 1/29 Viruses in the Gut: As soon as you think your gut is crowded enough, researchers discover yet more microbes inhabiting your inner spaces.
Fri., 1/30 Laughing Jim: This slightly toxic, psychedelic mushroom induces laughter in some people.
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