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July 1st - 15th, 2004 Radio Shows
Air Date Program Thurs., 7/1 How Many Genes?: Viruses are miniscule, and some need less genes than others.
Fri., 7/2 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.
Mon., 7/5 Cannibals and Kin: Before transforming themselves into a spore, some bacteria stall by eating their brothers.
Tues., 7/6 Cold Water Microbes: New technologies have allowed scientists to study microbes in the sea, and what they discovered amazed them.
Weds., 7/7 Recurrent Ear Infections: Some ear infections go away after one round of treatment, but others keep coming back.
Thurs., 7/8 Ergot: Fungi Foe to Pharmaceutical: A fungus that caused thousands to suffer in the middle ages is now used as a valued medicine.
Fri., 7/9 Microbes get the Last Laugh: Although humans claim dominance, it's the microbes that make life possible from the cradle to the grave.
Mon., 7/12 Ancient Brews: When archeological chemists examined ancient pottery shards they found residues of wine and honey mixed in with the beer.
Tues., 7/13 Virchow: German scientist Rudolf Virchow began his career at a time when experimental laboratory science was in its infancy.
Weds., 7/14 Fungi, Guns, and Spores: Microbes have developed some inventive ways of perpetuating their species.
Thurs., 7/15 Bringing Back the American Chestnut: To bring back the American Chestnut, one group has crossbred the American species with the Chinese Chestnut.
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