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November 1 - 15, 2007 Radio Shows
Air Date Program Thu., 11/1 H. pylori survival on spinach: One graduate student tested spinach to see if this ulcer-causing microbe can survive on produce.
Fri., 11/2 Wine waste and E. coli: California growers who use grape pomace to supplement their fields may be increasing E. coli related outbreaks.
Mon., 11/5 A new food-borne pathogen? Canadian scientists have discovered the presence of a potentially troublesome microbe usually found in hospitals on 18% of meat samples they tested from various grocers.
Tue., 11/6 Injection drug users: Researchers looking for cases of antibiotic resistant strains of staph infections discovered a new strain spreading among I-V drug users.
Wed., 11/7 A bacterial polymer cleaning up contamination: Scientists at the Savannah River National Lab have discovered a genetically modified bacterium is able to convert uranium and chromium from dangerous metal into a harmless form.
Thu., 11/8 Jockeying to spread infection: It’s common knowledge that infections pass easily from person to person. Now new research shows they can also pass from person to horse.
Fri., 11/9 Aflatoxins in birdseed: Some bulk birdseeds might contain high levels of toxic compounds.
Mon., 11/12 Eukaryotes and the tree of life: Scientists are studying a category of microbes called eukaryotes for clues to human and ecosystem health.
Tue., 11/13 The “Stop TB” program: The World Health Organization is calling for a worldwide effort to control the spread of extremely drug resistant tuberculosis.
Wed., 11/14 Far East Scarlet-like fever: Scientists analyzing the differences between two very different diseases caused by a similar microbe have discovered one makes a toxin that causes toxic shock syndrome and the other causes pseudotuberculosis.
Thu., 11/15 Building a better mosquito: A professor at the Johns Hopkins School of Public Health has created a genetically modified mosquito that cannot transmit malaria.
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