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MicrobeWorld Radio Show Archive
March 1 - March 15, 2007 Radio Shows
Air Date Program Thu., 3/01 Propane and microbial accessories: Researchers in Massachusetts have discovered microbes in cold, deep sea sediment can turn organic matter into ethane and propane gas.
Fri., 3/02 Microbial resurrection: Zapped with deadly gamma rays or dehydrated in the desert, one microbe can return from the brink of death.
Mon., 3/05 Polio outbreak in Winnebago county: Before the discovery of the Salk vaccine, polio took a physical, emotional, and economical toll on rural America.
Tue., 3/06 Microbe diversity: There are more types of microbes in a single grain of sand than there are plants and animals in a rainforest.
Wed., 3/07 Advances in disease surveillance: A little known organization called theAssociation of Public Health Laboratories is at the forefront of disease surveillance around the globe.
Thu., 3/08 Operation termite termination: Termites cause significant damage in southern American states, but researchers at Nicholls State University in Louisiana are working on ways to slow them down by targeting the microbes in their guts.
Fri., 3/09 Ancient soil: When unbroken pieces of thousand year old pottery were discovered, researcher Paul Southern was more interested in the dirt that was inside them.
Mon., 3/12 MRSA universal surveillance: New technologies are helping U.S. hospitals in the fight against superbug infections.
Tue., 3/13 Shitake power: For centuries in Asia, people have used tonics made from mushroom extracts to promote health and well-being. Wondering if there is any truth to these claims, scientists at Ohio Wesleyan University decided to put these tonics to the test.
Wed., 3/14 C. difficile transmission: Scientists are studying how a microbe that frequently strikes hospital patients who are on a regiment of antibiotics is transmitted from patient to patient.
Thu., 3/15 Contact lenses and bacteria: You can keep your eyes clear of infection by properly handling your extended-wear contact lenses.
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