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September 1st - 15th, 2005 Radio Shows
Air Date Program Thurs., 9/1 Toll-Like Receptors:These sensitive receptors in your body’s immune system can detect molecules common to nearly all pathogens.
Fri., 9/2 A Flaky Atmosphere: Scientists used to think the dust in the atmosphere was from rocks, but now they’ve discovered it’s teeming with everything from dandruff to microbes.Mon., 9/5 Food Safety Month: Four safe food handling tips to keep the kitchen microbe free for Food Safety Education Month this September.
Tues., 9/6 Cryogenic Bacteria: 32,000 year-old bacteria found frozen alive in a chunk of Alaskan ice raise hopes of finding life on Mars.
Weds., 9/7 How to Handle Your Manure: How farms dispose of animal manure may have an impact against antibiotic resistance in bacteria.
Thurs., 9/8 Microbial Census Taking: The gut is home to a seething cauldron of microbes that play a big role in human health.
Fri., 9/9 Personalized Health Care:The future of medicine may rely in large part on the unique microbial communities that live in the gut.
Mon., 9/12 HIV: Quick Change Artist: Computer compression software is being used to develop a vaccine for HIV.
Tues., 9/13 Magnetic Microbes: Bacteria that have internal compasses are being used to build the world’s smallest computer chips.
Weds., 9/14 Antifoulants:Marine organisms that attach themselves to ships cause problems from decreased fuel efficiency to hull erosion, and getting rid of them is no small challenge.
Thurs., 9/15 USS Arizona is Under Attack:The future of this Pearl Harbor memorial is threatened by the microbes living on the ship’s surface.
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