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December 16 - 31, 2007 Radio Shows
Air Date Program Mon., 12/17 Understanding airborne bacteria: Grad student Brian Smith believes hospitals could reduce infection rates by decreasing the number of charged particles in the air.
Tue., 12/18 Global warming and Antarctic soil microbes: As temperatures rise, scientists believe there will be significant changes in the make-up of microbes around the North and South poles.
Wed., 12/19 Canada Geese and E. coli: When Professor Middleton’s biology class analyzed goose droppings from a local pond, they discovered they carried strains of antibiotic resistant bacteria all the way from Canada.
Thu., 12/20 Decline of HIV in Zimbabwe: Studies in recent years show that the prevalence of HIV in pregnant women in Zimbabwe has gone down.
Fri., 12/21 Climate change and plant parasites: Scientists reasoned that plant diseases would become stronger as temperatures warm, but they were surprised to find that plants were also better able to resist the diseases.
Mon., 12/24 Monitoring OTC sales for the flu: Canadian public health officials are tracking over-the-counter sales of cold and flu medicines to get an advance warning for the start of the flu season.
Tue., 12/25 Poinsettias: In nature, these colorful plants are tall and leggy, but a virus is responsible for the small bushy variety we are most familiar with.
Wed., 12/26 Detective work: Before a doctor can treat a patient, a clinical microbiologist must first identify the cause of the disease.
Thu., 12/27 Flu vaccinations and asthma: In a recent study, an Italian pediatrician found additional evidence that all children with asthma can benefit from a flu shot, even if their asthma is under control.
Fri., 12/28 Canine rabies: The head of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control Rabies Program announced earlier this year that the U.S. is free of canine rabies.
Mon., 12/31 Bubbly bacteria: Yeast are responsible for the transformation of wine to sparkling wine, but Spanish researchers have evidence that bacteria are also involved.
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