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February 16 - 29, 2008 Radio Shows
Air Date Program Mon., 2/18 Cold weather spreads the flu: Scientists now have evidence that the influenza virus spreads best under very low temperature and low humidity conditions.
Tue., 2/19 Dandruff and fungus I: Dandruff is caused when a certain fungus chows down on the oils that secrete from your head.
Wed., 2/20 Dandruff and fungus II: Scientists have sequenced the genome of the fungus responsible for dandruff. Now they hope to find new pathways to stop those white flakes.
Thu., 2/21 Fuel cell and ocean sediment microbes: Fuel cells designed to run on microbes found in ocean sediment may soon provide a long-term solution for oceanographers who want to embed sensors on the ocean floor.
Fri., 2/22 Probiotic pigs: Pigs, a source of salmonella infection for European consumers, may soon be given a diet of probiotics that can resist the food borne pathogen.
Mon., 2/25 5,000 virus genome project: A scientist who believes viruses’ bad reputation for causing disease is undeserved is on a mission to analyze the genetic sequences of 5,000 viruses in hopes of restoring their good names.
Tue., 2/26 Human disease and Antarctic seals: Strains of human pathogens found in Antarctic seals and penguins may have originated from research bases on that continent.
Wed., 2/27 Probiotics in conservation biology: One biologist thinks bacteria may be the answer to saving the endangered Yellow Legged Mountain Frog.
Thu., 2/28 Catch a cold: One key to becoming a healthy adult seems to be getting sick as a child.
Fri., 2/29 A cancer-shrinking virus: Scientists have genetically modified a virus so that it can be used to deliver cancer drugs directly to a tumor.
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