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June 16th - 30th, 2004 Radio Shows
Air Date Program Weds., 6/16 Chlamydia and Reactive Arthritis: If Chlamydia infections are not diagnosed and treated, they can cause trouble for decades in the joints of some unlucky hosts.
Thurs., 6/17 Bacterial Biofilm: Listen today to learn what your teeth have in common with a boat hull, a drainpipe, underwater rocks, and the gunk that builds up on contact lenses!
Fri., 6/18 Dutch Penicillin: The British and Americans weren't the only ones making penicillin during World War II. Dutch scientists working in secret during the Nazi occupation also made the antibiotic.
Mon., 6/21 Microbes Breathing: Microbes can eat, as well as breath, acids, metals, radioactive material, and rocks.
Tues., 6/22 The Birth of Biotech: In 1972, a handful of hungry scientists met at a deli in Waikiki and had a biotech brainstorm.
Weds., 6/23 Tabasco Sauce Zing: Microbes are the key to the zesty Tabasco sauce, but no one is quite sure why.
Thurs. 6/24 Methods of Moving: Some bacteria have more than one way to move about. They move one way in liquid, and then convert to another method when they hit a solid surface.
Fri., 6/25 Life in a Rock's Hard Space: A new microbe community recently turned up inside some highly acidic rocks in Yellowstone National Park.Mon., 6/28 Why Microbes Stay Small: When it comes to microbes, it's not their size that matters, it's the suface area they cover.
Tues., 6/29 Track Compost Chicken Feathers: Poultry farmers dispose of more than two billion tons of chicken feathers each year, mostly by sending them to a landfill. Scientists hope to speed the recycling of those feathers with the help of specialized microbes.
Weds., 6/30 Natural Grinding Machine: Termites munch their way through all kinds of things, but they can't digest what they chew. For that they need help!
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