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June 16th - 30th, 2005 Radio Shows
Air Date Program Thurs., 6/16 High-Pressure Food Processing: This technique subjects pre-wrapped food to pressures of up to 87,000 lbs per square inch, keeping edibles fresher longer and killing contaminants.
Fri., 6/17 Chow Called Chitin: Every day, billions of tons of shell and skeletal debris are discarded in the ocean. Bacteria keep it from piling up and wreaking havoc.
Mon., 6/20 Composting Mobile Phones: Researchers have come up with a fun way to dispose of mobile phone covers: let's grow a sunflower!
Tues., 6/21 BT: Rather than using chemical pesticides, scientists are using nature's way to kill pests that ravage farmers' crops.
Weds., 6/22 Mineral-Seeking Bacteria: New insights reveal clues to how certain bacteria break down toxins underground.
Thurs., 6/23 Staph in the Nose: If you've ever had a painful boil, it's likely the result of infection by staph from your own body.
Fri., 6/24 Satellite Tracking of Major Soybean Disease: Satellites can detect the presence of a fungus that can reduce crop yields by up to eighty percent.
Mon., 6/27 Raccoon Rabies- Vaccinations: When raccoons were translocated from Florida to Virginia for sport hunting, rabies went with them.
Tues., 6/28 Raccoon Rabies- Predictive Modeling: Researchers and public health officials are putting their heads together to predict and control a westward moving outbreak of raccoon rabies.
Weds., 6/29 Predicting Children's Cavities: Wouldn't you like to know how many cavities your child will get? Someday soon that may be part of a routine dental exam.
Thurs., 6/30 Border Patrol: Imports are inspected at major ports to prevent foreign insect pests and plant diseases from hitchhiking into the country.
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