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March 16th - 31st, 2004 Radio Shows
Air Date Program Tues. 3/16 Bacteria vs. Viruses: Viruses and Bacteria, both can make you sick, but don't get them confused because they are very different.
Weds., 3/17 Late Blight and Famine: The same microbe responsible for the Irish potato famine in the mid eighteen hundreds is still a problem for modern potato farmers.Thurs., 3/18 Microscopic Trash Compactors: Certain microbes are masters of recycling. They feast on landfills, degrading its contents in a few decades or less.
Fri., 3/19 Stromatolites: Microbes, like dinosaurs, have left a fossil record.
Mon., 3/22 Radioactive-Resistant Microbe: These microbes are tougher than an atomic bomb, and they chow down on toxic sludge!
Tues., 3/23 Retroviral Renegades: Some viruses can scramble your genetic code by reinventing one of their own.
Weds., 3/24 Truffles: Gourmands pay mega bucks for these fancy fungi found in Georgian soil.
Thurs., 3/25 Biological Clock: From pond scum to human beings, most living cells are synchronized to the rhythms of earthly life.
Fri., 3/26 Evolution of Photosynthesis: Living things use the light of the sun in a process called photosynthesis to make compounds used as energy.
Mon., 3/29 Awash in Viruses: The millions of viruses found in water play a major role in the well-being of the ocean-ecosystem.
Tues., 3/30 Bio-mining: Bacteria are being used to treat low grade gold and copper ores when other extraction methods are not feasible.
Weds., 3/31 Roman Baths: Bathhouses were once centerpieces of Roman culture. Now the ruins of Roman baths offer clues to the demise of Roman civilization.
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