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April 1st - 15th, 2006 Radio Shows
Air Date Program Mon., 4/3 Biologic Drugs: Biologics are drugs composed of proteins harvested from bacteria, as opposed to being synthetically manufactured.
Tues., 4/4 Methyl Bromide Breakdown: Scientists are now working with marine bacteria to reduce methyl bromide emissions that are damaging the ozone layer.
Wed., 4/5 Mushrooms for Health: New research shows certain mushrooms contain an amazing concentration of antioxidants.
Thurs., 4/6 DNA Vaccines: A new kind of vaccine is making waves at salmon farms, protecting these fish from a deadly infectious disease.
Fri., 4/7 Life on Martian Meteorites: A new study explains why the idea of life originating on earth from a meteor is not as unlikely as it sounds.
Mon., 4/10 Vaccination Education: A new study sheds light on why some parents avoid vaccinating their children.
Tues., 4/11 Treating HPV: Most sexually active adults who have HPV don’t realize they do because it is often a symptom-less disease, making it difficult to diagnose and treat.
Wed., 4/12 Difficult and Deadly: A super strain of C. Difficile, a bacterium that can cause severe diarrhea among people taking antibiotics, has evolved and is not responding to treatment.
Thurs., 4/13 What Lives in the Great Salt Lake?: The Great Salt Lake in Utah appears to be devoid of life, but microorganisms have a knack for adapting to extremely salty environments.
Fri., 4/14 Mysterious Milky Seas: For four hundred years there have been reports of a mysterious glowing phenomenon on the ocean surface, now researchers believe luminescent bacteria may be the cause.
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