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January 1 - January 15, 2007 Radio Shows
Air Date Program Mon., 1/01 Heavy metal munching microbes: One microbe commonly used to clean up toxic waste prefers large particles to small as it chomps its way through pollutants.
Tue., 1/02 Salmonella the deceiver: The human immune system protects us against many dangers, but this microbe has learned how to work the system.
Wed., 1/03 Sludge control: Scientists are using a new technology called metagenomics to further improve our nation’s water quality.
Thu., 1/04 Pro-inflammatory peptides: In the search to uncover novel disease treatments, researchers still have a lot to learn from microbes and the proteins they manufacture.
Fri., 1/05 1918 Flu killing mechanism uncovered: The Spanish Flu was different than typical flu, killing young people in the best of health. Now researchers know why.
Mon., 1/08 Phylogeography of M. Tuberculosis: The microbe that causes TB is different in various parts of the world.
Tue., 1/09 Disabling the plague: Researchers in Massachusetts hope that by learning how the plague avoids detection it will reveal possible treatments for a modern hospital super bug.
Wed., 1/10 Bacteremia: When MRSA moves from a skin infection to a more serious blood infection, treatment options present greater challenges.
Thu., 1/11 Antiviral surgical hand gels: In hospitals where cleanliness is key, alcohol-based rubs are used to disinfect hands from harmful bacteria and viruses.
Fri., 1/12 Whooping cough vaccine efficacy: Research shows as the vaccination for whooping cough wanes over time, it gives the disease the opportunity to infect people at older ages.
Mon., 1/15 Rethinking antibiotics: Once considered a miracle of modern medicine, the over-use of antibiotics has led to bacteria that can resist almost every antibiotic researchers have developed.
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