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MicrobeWorld Radio A 90 second podcast from the American Society for Microbiology. Composed of over 42,000 scientists and health professionals, ASM's mission is to advance the microbial sciences as a vehicle for the improvement of health, economical and environmental well-being worldwide. Produced by Finger Lakes Productions International, MicrobeWorld Radio is also heard daily around the world on several radio networks and stations. For more information, visit us on the web at www.microbeworld.org. Login to Add this to your Playlist Format : Science PodcastDirectory.com's listings of the MicrobeWorld Radio Podcasts
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MTS43 - Rob Knight - The Microbes That Inhabit Us Updated: 2010-02-03 18:24:12 Description: In this episode, I speak to Rob Knight, an assistant professor at the University of Coloradio at Boulder. Knight studies our inner ecology: the 100 trillion microbes that grow in and on our bodies. Knight explained how hundreds of species can coexis...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD MTS43 - Rob Knight - The Microbes That Inhabit Us Updated: 2010-02-03 18:24:12 Description: In this episode, I speak to Rob Knight, an assistant professor of University of California. Knight studies our inner ecology: the 100 trillion microbes that grow in and on our bodies. Knight explained how hundreds of species can coexist on the palm ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD MTS42 - Julian Davies - The Mysteries of Medicine's Silver Bullet Updated: 2010-01-20 21:04:12 Description: In this episode I speak to Julian Davies, professor emeritus in the Department of Microbiology and Immunology at the University of British Columbia. Dr. Davies is one of the world's experts on antibiotics. I talked to Davies about how the discovery ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD MTS41 - Sallie Chisholm - Harvesting the Sun Updated: 2010-01-06 21:04:12 Description: Dr. Chisholm studies photosynthesis—the way life harnesses the energy of the sun. While most people may associate photosynthesis with trees and other plants, a lot of it goes on in the ocean. And a lot of that ocean photosynthesis is carried out b...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD MTS40 - John Wooley - Exploring the Protein Universe Updated: 2009-12-23 21:04:12 Description: John Wooley is Associate Vice Chancellor of Research and Professor of Chemistry-Biochemistry and of Pharmacology at the University of California San Diego. Wooley is a leader in the young field of metagenomics: the science of gathering vast numbers o...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD MTS39 - Paul Turner - Pandemic in a Petri Dish Updated: 2009-12-07 23:04:12 Description: Paul Turner is an associate professor of ecology and evolutionary biology at Yale University. Turner studies the evolution of viruses by observing them evolve over the course of days and weeks in his lab. I spoke to Turner about the lessons he's lear...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD MTS38 - Jonathan Eisen - An Embarrassment of Genomes Updated: 2009-11-05 02:04:12 Description: Jonathan Eisen is a professor at the University of California, Davis Genome Center. Over the course of his career, he has pioneered new ways of sequencing microbial genomes and analyzing them. I talked to Eisen about some of the weirdest creatures h...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD MTS37 - Hazel Barton - Cave Dwellers Updated: 2009-10-23 19:04:12 Description: Hazel Barton is the Ashland Professor of Integrative Science at Northern Kentucky. She explores some of the world's most remote caves to study the remarkable diversity of microbes that thrive in their dark recesses. I spoke to Barton about how she fi...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD MTS36 - Dennis Bray - Living Computers Updated: 2009-10-09 17:04:12 Description: Dennis Bray is an active professor emeritus in both the Department of Physiology and Department of Neuroscience at the University of Cambridge. He studies the behavior of microbes--how they "decide" where to swim, when to divide, and how best to mana...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD MTS35 - Michael Cunliffe - The Ocean's Living Skin Updated: 2009-09-11 18:00:04 Description: Michael Cunliffe is a microbiologist in the Department of Biological Sciences at the University of Warwick in England. He studies the microbes that live in the thin layer of water at the very surface of the ocean. His research is shedding light on an...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD MTS34 - Pratik Shah - Combatting Pathogens with Polyamines Updated: 2009-08-28 18:00:04 Description: Pratik Shah is a graduate student in the Department of Microbiology at the University of Mississippi Medical Center in Jackson, and he’s a 2009 recipient of ASM’s Raymond W. Sarber award, granted to recognize students for research excellence and ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD MTS1 Ralph Tanner - The Future of Biofuels Updated: 2008-08-18 17:39:04 Description: Ralph Tanner, a professor of microbiology at the University of Oklahoma, focuses his research on anaerobes in the environment and putting those bacteria to use in industry.He develops useful microbial catalysts for biofuel production from sustainable...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD MTS2 Seth Darst Updated: 2008-09-09 17:29:15 Description: Seth Darst is a professor of Molecular Biophysics at the Rockefeller University in New York city, where his research centers on RNA polymerase, the enzyme at the heart of a cell’s ability to make protein from a set of DNA instructions. In thisinter...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD MTS5 Brett Finlay - E.coli and the Human Gut Updated: 2008-10-02 20:10:24 Description: Brett Finlay is a professor in the Michael Smith Laboratories, and the Departments of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, and Microbiology and Immunology at the University of British Columbia. His research program focuses on E. coli, how it interacts...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD An important message for Meet The Scientist subscribers Updated: 2009-07-10 19:10:10 Description: The Meet The Scientist (MTS) podcast is moving to a new website. MTS can now be found on MicrobeWorld.org. MicrobeWorld is the home of all the video and audio podcasts produced by The American Society for Microbiology. Besides podcasts, MicrobeWorld ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD MTS31 - Frances Arnold - Engineering Microbes Updated: 2009-07-15 21:00:40 Description: Dr. Frances Arnold is a professor of Chemical Engineering and Biochemistry at the California Institute of Technology (most of us know it as Caltech). Dr. Arnold’s research focuses on evolutionary design of biological systems, an approach she is cur...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD MTS32 - Arthur Guruswamy - Mycobacterial and Fungal Pathogens Updated: 2009-07-29 21:00:40 Description: Arthur Guruswamy is a clinical microbiologist in Virginia’s Department of General Services Division of Consolidated Laboratory Services and the winner of ASM's Scherago-Rubin Award in recognition of an outstanding, bench-level clinical microbiologi...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD MTS33 - Abigail Salyers - The Art of Teaching Science Updated: 2009-08-13 17:34:04 Description: Abigail Salyers is a Professor of Microbiology and the G. William Arends Professor of Molecular and Cell Biology at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, and her research focuses on the ecology of microorganisms in the human body and the co...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD MTS30 - Stanley Plotkin - The Past, Present, and Future of Vaccines Updated: 2009-07-03 21:10:59 Description: Stanley Plotkin is Professor Emeritus at the Wistar Institute and the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia. A renowned vaccinologist, Dr. Plotkin is, perhaps, best known for developing a highly successful vaccine for rubella back in 1968. We ar...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD MTS29 - Christine Biron - The Innate Immune System Updated: 2009-06-19 03:14:52 Description: Christine Biron is the chair of the Department of Molecular Microbiology and Immunology at Brown University in Providence, and she focuses her research program on the mechanisms of the innate immune system – the body’s system of non-specific muni...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD MTS28 - Joseph DeRisi - New Tech Approaches to Infectious Disease Updated: 2009-06-11 19:51:21 Description: Joseph DeRisi is a Professor of Biochemistry and Biophysics at the University of California, San Francisco and a Howard Hughes Medical Institute Investigator. His research focuses on two distinct areas: malaria and new viral pathogen discovery. Dr....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD MTS27 - Melanie Cushion - Pneumocystis carinii Updated: 2009-05-14 18:34:04 Description: Melanie Cushion holds down two jobs: she’s a research career scientist at the Veterans Administration Medical Center in Cincinnati, Ohio, and she’s also professor and associate chair for research in the department of internal medicine at the Univ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD MTS26 - Ian Orme - Tuberculosis Updated: 2009-05-07 18:34:04 Description: Ian Orme is a professor in the Department of Microbiology, Immunology, and Pathology at Colorado State University, and his research focuses on the immune response to tuberculosis (TB) — a bacterial disease that most often infects the lungs. He’s...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD MTS24 - Jeff Bender - MRSA in Animals Updated: 2009-04-17 16:27:04 Description: Jeff Bender is a professor of veterinary public health at the University of Minnesota, and his research interests lie in the intersection of animal health and human health, including animal-borne diseases of humans, food safety, and antibiotic resist...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD MTS25 - Parisa Ariya - Bioaerosols | The Living Atmosphere Updated: 2009-04-23 17:34:04 Description: Parisa Ariya is a professor in the Department of Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences and the Chemistry Department at McGill University in Montreal. Dr. Ariya works mostly in atmospheric chemistry, but she has also done a good deal of work with bioaeros...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD MTS22 - David Knipe - Herpes Simplex Virus 2 (HSV-2) Updated: 2009-03-31 16:10:04 Description: David Knipe is the Higgins Professor of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics at Harvard Medical school. A virologist, Dr. Knipe focuses his research efforts on the herpes simplex virus 2 (HSV-2) – the virus we have to thank for genital herpes. An a...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD MTS23 - Jo Handelsman - The Science of Bug Guts Updated: 2009-04-10 16:10:04 Description: Jo Handelsman is a professor at the University of Wisconsin, where she’s a member of the Department of Plant Pathology and chair of the Department of Bacteriology. Dr. Handelsman’s research focuses on microbial communities – their composition, ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD MTS21 - Andrew Knoll - Ancient Life and Evolution Updated: 2009-03-17 15:30:04 Description: Andrew Knoll is the Fisher Professor of Natural History in Harvard University’s Department of Organismic and Evolutionary Biology, where he studies ancient life, its impacts on the environment, and how the environment, in turn, shaped the evolution...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD MTS20 - Roberto Kolter - Bacillus Subtilis and Bacteria as Multicellular Organisms Updated: 2009-03-12 15:30:04 Description: Roberto Kolter is a professor of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics at Harvard Medical School. Dr. Kolter’s research interests are broad, but he says his eclectic program boils down to an interest in the ecology and evolution of microbes, bacteri...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD MTS18 - Elizabeth Edwards - Cleaning Up Solvents in Groundwater Updated: 2009-02-25 15:30:04 Description: Elizabeth Edwards knows that nothing is simple or easy when it comes to cleaning up toxic waste, but Edwards, a professor of Chemical Engineering and Applied Chemistry at the University of Toronto, is looking for ways to harness microbes to do our di...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD MTS19 - Ellen Jo Baron - The Challenges and Rewards of Working in the Developing World Updated: 2009-03-05 15:30:04 Description: Dr. Ellen Jo Baron is a professor of pathology and director of clinical microbiology at Stanford University’s medical center in Palo Alto, California. A co-author of the authoritative Manual of Clinical Microbiology, Dr. Baron and her staff in the...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Plague in a Diamond Mine - enhanced Updated: 2006-12-15 15:13:17 Description: This is an enhanced podcast. Subscribers who do not have iTunes can view it in QuickTime. Pneumonic plague is still neglected in developing countries and world health authorities anticipate more outbreaks. Do you like the MicrobeWorld podcast?...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Microbe – Current Topics – March 2007 Updated: 2007-03-30 18:46:03 Description: Current Topics is a section from Microbe, the monthly news magazine of the American Society for Microbiology that covers topics of interest to its diverse membership, ranging from basic and applied research to public policy and health.Items in Marchâ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Microbe – Animalcules: Lyme Disease — the Public Dimension – March 2007 Updated: 2007-03-30 18:47:22 Description: Animalcules by Dr. Bernard Dixon, OBE, science writer and former editor of New Scientist magazine is a regular column from Microbe, the monthly news magazine of the American Society for Microbiology that covers topics of interest to its diverse membe...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Microbes and their role in conservation Updated: 2008-10-01 13:11:23 Description: When planning a conservation effort, it’s important to factor in the reaction of the microbes. Do you like the MicrobeWorld podcast? Please help spread the love! Send an email to info@flpradio.com, tell a friend, or write a review in a podcast d...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Something’s sticking to your teeth Updated: 2008-10-02 13:41:47 Description: Research shows that bacteria will eventually adhere to all materials used in dental fillings. Do you like the MicrobeWorld podcast? Please help spread the love! Send an email to info@flpradio.com, tell a friend, or write a review in a podcast dire...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD MRSA in dogs: A reverse zoonosis? Updated: 2008-10-03 13:48:03 Description: It’s commonly believed that humans can catch an illness from their pets, but a new study shows that we can make our pets sick too. Do you like the MicrobeWorld podcast? Please help spread the love! Send an email to info@flpradio.com, tell a frie...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Subsurface environments Updated: 2008-10-06 12:37:52 Description: Avoiding contamination of the equipment is just one challenge faced by microbiologists drilling in the subsurface. Do you like the MicrobeWorld podcast? Please help spread the love! Send an email to info@flpradio.com, tell a friend, or write a rev...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Role of microbes in healthy coral reefs Updated: 2008-10-07 13:25:38 Description: A healthy reef has equal numbers of microbes that produce food and eat the food produced. When humans enter the picture, that balance is thrown off and the reef begins to degrade. Do you like the MicrobeWorld podcast? Please help spread the love! ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Ancient battle Updated: 2008-10-08 13:10:13 Description: Scientists believe an ancient virus may have something to do with why humans are vulnerable to infection by HIV. Do you like the MicrobeWorld podcast? Please help spread the love! Send an email to info@flpradio.com, tell a friend, or write a rev...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD A bacterial polymer cleaning up contamination Updated: 2008-10-09 13:16:41 Description: 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. Do you like the MicrobeWorld podcast? Please help spread the love! Se...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Aflatoxins in birdseed Updated: 2008-10-10 13:26:23 Description: Some bulk birdseeds might contain high levels of toxic compounds. Do you like the MicrobeWorld podcast? Please help spread the love! Send an email to info@flpradio.com, tell a friend, or write a review in a podcast directory. Thanks! ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Limits of life on Earth Updated: 2008-10-13 13:30:45 Description: Bacteria that live in an acidic river in Spain are providing clues to where and how life might exist on other planets. Do you like the MicrobeWorld podcast? Please help spread the love! Send an email to info@flpradio.com, tell a friend, or write...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Bacteria from the depths Updated: 2008-10-14 13:32:43 Description: A marine biologist has discovered that the microbes he studies in the deep ocean are related to microbes in the Antarctic. Do you like the MicrobeWorld podcast? Please help spread the love! Send an email to info@flpradio.com, tell a friend, or wri...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Strep vaccine Updated: 2008-10-15 13:32:43 Description: Researchers have developed a non-toxic version of an enzyme that they hope will become a new treatment for Streptococcus A, a.k.a. the infamous flesh-eating bacteria. Do you like the MicrobeWorld podcast? Please help spread the love! Send an email...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Bile salt stress Updated: 2008-10-16 13:16:21 Description: Scientists have discovered that human bile may make certain strains of E. coli more pathogenic. Do you like the MicrobeWorld podcast? Please help spread the love! Send an email to info@flpradio.com, tell a friend, or write a review in a podcast di...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Phage enzyme prevents ear infection Updated: 2008-10-17 13:12:29 Description: Viruses that infect microbes might one day be used to treat ear infections. Do you like the MicrobeWorld podcast? Please help spread the love! Send an email to info@flpradio.com, tell a friend, or write a review in a podcast directory. Thanks! ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Cold-loving microbes Updated: 2008-10-20 13:36:27 Description: A variety of bacteria have learned to cope in environments where very little else can survive. Do you like the MicrobeWorld podcast? Please help spread the love! Send an email to info@flpradio.com, tell a friend, or write a review in a podcast dir...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Citrus greening Updated: 2008-10-21 13:14:41 Description: First detected in Florida crops in 2005, citrus greening has become a major problem for growers. Do you like the MicrobeWorld podcast? Please help spread the love! Send an email to info@flpradio.com, tell a friend, or write a review in a podcast d...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Bacteria and bighorns Updated: 2008-10-22 13:20:02 Description: Scientists trying to boost the bighorn sheep populations in the American West have recently discovered their recovery is being hindered by pneumonia. Do you like the MicrobeWorld podcast? Please help spread the love! Send an email to info@flpradio...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Antibiotic coating Updated: 2008-10-23 12:21:11 Description: Scientists at the University of Southern Mississippi discovered that by attaching antibiotics directly to a medical device, they can reduce the rate of infection. Do you like the MicrobeWorld podcast? Please help spread the love! Send an email to...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Microbial fuel cells Updated: 2008-10-24 13:37:46 Description: An environmental engineer at Penn State has created a fuel cell that produces electricity using waste from the Penn State Water Treatment Facility. Do you like the MicrobeWorld podcast? Please help spread the love! Send an email to info@flpradio.c...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD A microbial association Updated: 2008-10-27 13:12:16 Description: A Vanderbilt University scientist studies the role of bacteria in shaping complex life. Do you like the MicrobeWorld podcast? Please help spread the love! Send an email to info@flpradio.com, tell a friend, or write a review in a podcast directory....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Flu vaccinations and asthma Updated: 2008-10-28 13:39:05 Description: 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. Do you like the MicrobeWorld podcast? Please help spread the love! Send an email...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Mad Cow Disease and viruses Updated: 2008-10-29 13:29:43 Description: Many scientists believe Mad Cow Disease is caused by infectious proteins called prions, but not everyone buys into that explanation. Do you like the MicrobeWorld podcast? Please help spread the love! Send an email to info@flpradio.com, tell a frie...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Ethanol and lactose intolerance Updated: 2008-10-30 13:19:33 Description: Lactic acid bacteria can lead to costly shutdowns when it contaminates corn used for ethanol production. Do you like the MicrobeWorld podcast? Please help spread the love! Send an email to info@flpradio.com, tell a friend, or write a review in a p...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD The salt effect Updated: 2008-10-31 12:29:38 Description: New research shows a high salt diet may trigger the bacterium responsible for ulcers to become more virulent. Do you like the MicrobeWorld podcast? Please help spread the love! Send an email to info@flpradio.com, tell a friend, or write a review i...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Virus clues Updated: 2008-11-03 14:19:36 Description: A Portland State professor studies viruses that live in volcanic hot springs for clues to gene regulation. Do you like the MicrobeWorld podcast? Please help spread the love! Send an email to info@flpradio.com, tell a friend, or write a review in...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Pomegranate power Updated: 2008-11-04 14:14:12 Description: Scientists hope to add another item to the list of benefits provided by pomegranates—treating MRSA infections. Do you like the MicrobeWorld podcast? Please help spread the love! Send an email to info@flpradio.com, tell a friend, or write a revie...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD MRSA on the border Updated: 2008-11-05 14:06:51 Description: A University of Texas scientist discovered that there are higher rates of antibiotic resistance in the U.S. than in Mexico. Do you like the MicrobeWorld podcast? Please help spread the love! Send an email to info@flpradio.com, tell a friend, or ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Bioaugmentation of floating crude oil Updated: 2008-11-06 14:30:43 Description: Oil spill clean-up crews may soon get help from a combination of microbes and fertilizer chemicals that can convert crude oil into carbon dioxide, water, and harmless organic matter. Do you like the MicrobeWorld podcast? Please help spread the love...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Antifungal hallucinations Updated: 2008-11-07 14:22:12 Description: A small but significant number of patients on a common antifungal drug have reported experiencing vibrant hallucinations. Do you like the MicrobeWorld podcast? Please help spread the love! Send an email to info@flpradio.com, tell a friend, or writ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Probiotics and E. coli Updated: 2008-11-10 14:26:04 Description: Canadian scientists have found that probiotics that help maintain a healthy gut might also protect against E. coli. Do you like the MicrobeWorld podcast? Please help spread the love! Send an email to info@flpradio.com, tell a friend, or write a re...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Important Info for MicrobeWorld Radio's Listeners Updated: 2008-11-18 00:26:04 Description: As of Monday, November 17, 2008, the MicrobeWorld Radio daily 90 second audio podcast has ended. But not to worry, we have been busy creating new podcast content with more in-depth interviews with scientists and researchers who work with microbes. Pl...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD MTS9 - Stanley Falkow - 21st Century Microbe Hunter Updated: 2008-11-21 14:43:04 Description: Stanley Falkow is a professor of Microbiology and Immunology at the Stanford School of Medicine. His research interests lie in bacterial pathogenesis – how bacteria cause infection and disease – and over the course of his career he has contribut...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD MTS10 - Anthony Maurelli - Black Holes and Antivirulence Genes Updated: 2008-11-25 17:43:04 Description: Tony Maurelli is a professor of microbiology and immunology in the F. Edward Hébert School of Medicine at the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences in Bethesda, Maryland. Dr. Maurelli’s major research interest lies in the genetics ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD MTS11 - Daniel Lew - The Yeast Cell Cycle Updated: 2008-12-08 17:43:04 Description: Daniel Lew is a professor of Pharmacology and Cancer Biology and of Genetics at the Duke University Medical Center in Durham, North Carolina. His research program focuses on cell cycle control in yeast, and how the cell cycle interacts with cell pol...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD MTS12 - Nancy Keller - Aspergillus and the Fungal Toxin Problem Updated: 2008-12-23 17:43:04 Description: Nancy Keller is a Professor of Bacteriology and Medical Microbiology and Immunology at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. A mycologist, Dr. Keller works with a genus of fungi called Aspergillus – many of which are potent plant and human pathogens...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD MTS13 - Video Supplement - Proteopedia Video Guide Updated: 2008-12-31 16:43:04 Description: This is a video supplement to the audio podcast of Meet the Scientist episode 13 in which I interview Joel Sussman, Ph.D., a professor of structural biology at the Weizmann Institute of Science in Israel. The video shows Sussman's Proteopedia.org in ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD MTS13 - Joel Sussman - Proteopedia.org and Intrinsically Unstructured Proteins Updated: 2008-12-31 16:43:04 Description: Joel Sussman, Ph.D. is a professor of structural biology at the Weizmann Institute of Science in Israel. In his research, Dr. Sussman is interested in elucidating the structures and functions of proteins, particularly those involved in the nervous sy...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD MTS14 - Moselio Schaechter - Successful Science Blogging and Hunting Mushrooms Updated: 2009-01-07 16:43:04 Description: Moselio Schaechter, known as Elio to his friends, is Distinguished Professor of Molecular Biology and Microbiology, Emeritus, at the Tufts University School of Medicine, and he is currently an adjunct professor at San Diego State University and at th...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD MTS15 - Kathryn Boor - The Science of Foodborne Pathogens Updated: 2009-01-21 16:43:04 Description: Dr. Kathryn Boor is a professor and chair in the Food Science department at Cornell University, where she is director of the Food Safety Laboratory - a biosecurity level 2 laboratory that facilitates research on foodborne pathogens. Her particular re...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD MTS16 - Paul Keim, Ph.D. - The Science Behind the 2001 Anthrax Letter Attacks Updated: 2009-02-02 16:43:04 Description: Dr. Paul Keim is a professor of biological sciences at Northern Arizona University, in Flagstaff, where his research program focuses on microbial forensics and the genomic analysis of pathogenic bacteria. As an expert in Bacillus anthracis, the bact...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD MTS17 - Stuart Levy, MD - Antibiotic Resistance and Biosecurity Updated: 2009-02-12 16:43:04 Description: If you or someone you care about has ever had an antibiotic resistant infection, you know how dire that situation can be. Stuart Levy, a professor of microbiology at Tufts University in Boston, has centered his research around the theme of antibioti...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD MTS17 - Stuart Levy, MD - Antibiotic Resistance and Biosecurity Updated: 2009-02-12 16:43:04 Description: If you or someone you care about has ever had an antibiotic resistant infection, you know how dire that situation can be. Stuart Levy, a professor of microbiology at Tufts University in Boston, has centered his research around the theme of antibioti...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD MTS16 - Paul Keim, Ph.D. - The Science Behind the 2001 Anthrax Letter Attacks Updated: 2009-02-02 16:43:04 Description: Dr. Paul Keim is a professor of biological sciences at Northern Arizona University, in Flagstaff, where his research program focuses on microbial forensics and the genomic analysis of pathogenic bacteria. As an expert in Bacillus anthracis, the bact...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD MTS15 - Kathryn Boor - The Science of Foodborne Pathogens Updated: 2009-01-21 16:43:04 Description: Dr. Kathryn Boor is a professor and chair in the Food Science department at Cornell University, where she is director of the Food Safety Laboratory - a biosecurity level 2 laboratory that facilitates research on foodborne pathogens. Her particular re...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD MTS14 - Moselio Schaechter - Successful Science Blogging and Hunting Mushrooms Updated: 2009-01-07 16:43:04 Description: Moselio Schaechter, known as Elio to his friends, is Distinguished Professor of Molecular Biology and Microbiology, Emeritus, at the Tufts University School of Medicine, and he is currently an adjunct professor at San Diego State University and at th...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD MTS13 - Video Supplement - Proteopedia Video Guide Updated: 2008-12-31 16:43:04 Description: This is a video supplement to the audio podcast of Meet the Scientist episode 13 in which I interview Joel Sussman, Ph.D., a professor of structural biology at the Weizmann Institute of Science in Israel. The video shows Sussman's Proteopedia.org in ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD MTS13 - Joel Sussman - Proteopedia.org and Intrinsically Unstructured Proteins Updated: 2008-12-31 16:43:04 Description: Joel Sussman, Ph.D. is a professor of structural biology at the Weizmann Institute of Science in Israel. In his research, Dr. Sussman is interested in elucidating the structures and functions of proteins, particularly those involved in the nervous sy...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD MTS11 - Daniel Lew - The Yeast Cell Cycle Updated: 2008-12-08 17:43:04 Description: Daniel Lew is a professor of Pharmacology and Cancer Biology and of Genetics at the Duke University Medical Center in Durham, North Carolina. His research program focuses on cell cycle control in yeast, and how the cell cycle interacts with cell pol...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD MTS12 - Nancy Keller - Aspergillus and the Fungal Toxin Problem Updated: 2008-12-23 17:43:04 Description: Nancy Keller is a Professor of Bacteriology and Medical Microbiology and Immunology at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. A mycologist, Dr. Keller works with a genus of fungi called Aspergillus – many of which are potent plant and human pathogens...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD MTS10 - Anthony Maurelli - Black Holes and Antivirulence Genes Updated: 2008-11-25 17:43:04 Description: Tony Maurelli is a professor of microbiology and immunology in the F. Edward Hébert School of Medicine at the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences in Bethesda, Maryland. Dr. Maurelli’s major research interest lies in the genetics of ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD MTS9 - Stanley Falkow - 21st Century Microbe Hunter Updated: 2008-11-21 14:43:04 Description: Stanley Falkow is a professor of Microbiology and Immunology at the Stanford School of Medicine. His research interests lie in bacterial pathogenesis – how bacteria cause infection and disease – and over the course of his career he has contributed f...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Important Info for MicrobeWorld Radio's Listeners Updated: 2008-11-18 00:26:04 Description: As of Monday, November 17, 2008, the MicrobeWorld Radio daily 90 second audio podcast has ended. But not to worry, we have been busy creating new podcast content with more in-depth interviews with scientists and researchers who work with microbes. Pl...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD MTS3 Ute Hentschel - Symbiotic Sea Sponges Updated: 2008-11-18 14:54:04 Description: Ute Hentshel is a professor of chemical ecology at the University of Würzburg in Germany. Her research focuses on characterizing the microbial communities associated with marine sponges, the diversity of these symbionts and their activities. On this ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD MTS4 David Relman - The Human Microbiome Updated: 2008-11-19 14:33:04 Description: David Relman is a Professor of Medicine and of Microbiology and Immunology at Stanford University, and his research program focuses on the human microbiome – the microbial communities of bacteria, viruses, and other organisms that thrive on and in th...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD MTS6 Bruce Rittmann - Microbes, Waste and Renewable Energy Updated: 2008-11-20 15:43:04 Description: Bruce Rittmann, the Director of the Center for Environmental Biotechnology at the Biodesign Institute of Arizona State, focuses his efforts on reclaiming contaminated water and producing renewable energy using microbes. He was elected to the National...more... 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LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Antifungal hallucinations Updated: 2008-11-07 14:22:12 Description: A small but significant number of patients on a common antifungal drug have reported experiencing vibrant hallucinations. Do you like the MicrobeWorld podcast? Please help spread the love! Send an email to info@flpradio.com, tell a friend, or writ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Flu vaccinations and asthma Updated: 2008-10-28 13:39:05 Description: 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. Do you like the MicrobeWorld podcast? Please help spread the love! Send an email...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Mad Cow Disease and viruses Updated: 2008-10-29 13:29:43 Description: Many scientists believe Mad Cow Disease is caused by infectious proteins called prions, but not everyone buys into that explanation. Do you like the MicrobeWorld podcast? 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LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Bacteria from the depths Updated: 2008-10-14 13:32:43 Description: A marine biologist has discovered that the microbes he studies in the deep ocean are related to microbes in the Antarctic. Do you like the MicrobeWorld podcast? Please help spread the love! Send an email to info@flpradio.com, tell a friend, or wri...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Strep vaccine Updated: 2008-10-15 13:32:43 Description: Researchers have developed a non-toxic version of an enzyme that they hope will become a new treatment for Streptococcus A, a.k.a. the infamous flesh-eating bacteria. Do you like the MicrobeWorld podcast? Please help spread the love! Send an email...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Bile salt stress Updated: 2008-10-16 13:16:21 Description: Scientists have discovered that human bile may make certain strains of E. coli more pathogenic. Do you like the MicrobeWorld podcast? Please help spread the love! 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LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Role of microbes in healthy coral reefs Updated: 2008-10-07 13:25:38 Description: A healthy reef has equal numbers of microbes that produce food and eat the food produced. When humans enter the picture, that balance is thrown off and the reef begins to degrade. Do you like the MicrobeWorld podcast? Please help spread the love! ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Ancient battle Updated: 2008-10-08 13:10:13 Description: Scientists believe an ancient virus may have something to do with why humans are vulnerable to infection by HIV. Do you like the MicrobeWorld podcast? Please help spread the love! Send an email to info@flpradio.com, tell a friend, or write a rev...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD A bacterial polymer cleaning up contamination Updated: 2008-10-09 13:16:41 Description: 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. Do you like the MicrobeWorld podcast? Please help spread the love! Se...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Oral health and pregnancy Updated: 2008-08-27 12:26:12 Description: Brushing, flossing, and seeing a dentist regularly not only prevents tooth decay, but they are also important steps to prevent premature birth. Do you like the MicrobeWorld podcast? Please help spread the love! Send an email to info@flpradio.com, ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Phage to the rescue Updated: 2008-08-28 13:26:13 Description: Researchers are studying viruses that infect bacteria as a possible answer to antibiotic resistance. Do you like the MicrobeWorld podcast? 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LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD West Nile Virus Updated: 2008-05-23 20:52:28 Description: The best way to avoid this mosquito-born virus it to use bug spray, long-sleeve shirts and pants, and window screens. Do you like the MicrobeWorld podcast? Please help spread the love! Send an email to info@flpradio.com, tell a friend, or write ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Immune problems in space Updated: 2008-05-22 13:24:47 Description: Floating around in zero gravity looks like fun, but astronaut’s on long flights may return to Earth with compromised immune systems. Do you like the MicrobeWorld podcast? Please help spread the love! Send an email to info@flpradio.com, tell a fri...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD STD’s are on the rise Updated: 2008-05-19 13:22:21 Description: The increasing number of sexually transmitted disease cases reported in 2006 has CDC researchers worried. Do you like the MicrobeWorld podcast? Please help spread the love! 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LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Radiation enhanced growth Updated: 2008-03-14 13:26:09 Description: Fungi that have melanin, the same pigment that protects us from UV radiation in the sun’s rays, grow better when exposed to sunshine than other fungi. Do you like the MicrobeWorld podcast? Please help spread the love! Send an email to info@flpra...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD E. coli latches on Updated: 2008-03-11 13:26:46 Description: To cause disease, harmful E. coli use hair-like structures called pili to remain in the guts of its victims. Do you like the MicrobeWorld podcast? Please help spread the love! Send an email to info@flpradio.com, tell a friend, or write a review i...more... 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LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Probiotic potential Updated: 2008-01-10 21:09:54 Description: In the search for probiotics that could be used to promote good health, the first hurdle is to find bacteria that can survive the harsh environment of the human stomach. Do you like the MicrobeWorld podcast? Please help spread the love! Send an ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Drug compounds in wastewater treatment Updated: 2008-01-03 14:17:30 Description: When pharmaceuticals are flushed down the drain, they pass through treatment plants and out into the environment, impacting microbial ecosystems. Do you like the MicrobeWorld podcast? Please help spread the love! Send an email to info@flpradio.c...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Mad Cow Disease and viruses Updated: 2008-01-04 14:17:30 Description: Many scientists believe Mad Cow Disease is caused by infectious proteins called prions, but not everyone buys into that explanation. 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LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Hands-on biosafety Updated: 2008-01-09 14:08:36 Description: Lab workers who study dangerous microbes such as HIV and anthrax undergo continual training to keep them safe from the pathogens they work with. Do you like the MicrobeWorld podcast? Please help spread the love! Send an email to info@flpradio.co...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Green Bay blues Updated: 2008-01-01 13:17:51 Description: The waters of Green Bay, Wisconsin are becoming polluted with stinking mats of bacteria. Do you like the MicrobeWorld podcast? Please help spread the love! Send an email to info@flpradio.com, tell a friend, or write a review in a podcast directory...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Bubbly bacteria Updated: 2007-12-31 13:17:51 Description: Yeast are responsible for the transformation of wine to sparkling wine, but Spanish researchers have evidence that bacteria are also involved. Do you like the MicrobeWorld podcast? 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LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Decline of HIV in Zimbabwe Updated: 2007-12-20 14:25:37 Description: Studies in recent years show that the prevalence of HIV in pregnant women in Zimbabwe has gone down. Do you like the MicrobeWorld podcast? Please help spread the love! Send an email to info@flpradio.com, tell a friend, or write a review in a pod...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Climate change and plant parasites Updated: 2007-12-21 14:14:01 Description: 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. Do you like the MicrobeWorld podcast? Please help spread the love! Send...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Monitoring OTC sales for the flu Updated: 2007-12-21 21:57:10 Description: 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. 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LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Canada Geese and E. coli Updated: 2007-12-19 14:25:32 Description: 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. Do you like the MicrobeWorld podcast? Please help spread the love!...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Killer of sheep Updated: 2007-12-14 14:20:33 Description: A team from Iowa State University has discovered that one strain of bacteria is responsible for many sheep miscarriages. Do you like the MicrobeWorld podcast? Please help spread the love! Send an email to info@flpradio.com, tell a friend, or writ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Microbial fuel cells Updated: 2007-12-11 14:08:20 Description: An environmental engineer at Penn State has created a fuel cell that produces electricity using waste from the Penn State Water Treatment Facility. Do you like the MicrobeWorld podcast? 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LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Sea-faring microbes produce iodine Updated: 2007-12-10 14:23:19 Description: Microbes in the ocean produce half a million tons of iodine a year, a lot of which escapes into the atmosphere and helps cool our climate. Do you like the MicrobeWorld podcast? Please help spread the love! Send an email to info@flpradio.com, tell...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Antibiotic coating Updated: 2007-12-06 14:12:17 Description: Scientists at the University of Southern Mississippi discovered that by attaching antibiotics directly to a medical device, they can reduce the rate of infection. Do you like the MicrobeWorld podcast? Please help spread the love! Send an email t...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD A plant, a fungus, and a virus Updated: 2007-12-07 13:30:13 Description: Most people consider viruses to be a bad thing, but one type of grass in Yellowstone National Park needs a virus to survive the extreme heat. 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LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Citrus greening Updated: 2007-12-04 14:32:35 Description: First detected in Florida crops in 2005, citrus greening has become a major problem for growers Do you like the MicrobeWorld podcast? Please help spread the love! Send an email to info@flpradio.com, tell a friend, or write a review in a podcast di...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Surviving family reunions Updated: 2007-11-30 14:16:52 Description: This holiday season, keeping hot foods hot and cold foods cold are key to preventing food poisoning. Do you like the MicrobeWorld podcast? Please help spread the love! Send an email to info@flpradio.com, tell a friend, or write a review in a pod...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD World AIDS Day 2007 – The HIV-Drug Resistance Initiative Updated: 2007-11-30 18:15:35 Description: Drug resistance is the major contributing factor in the diminished efficacy of many medicines currently utilized throughout the world to treat HIV. The HIV-Drug Resistance Initiative, sponsored by the American Society for Microbiology with a grant fr...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Tetanus among us Updated: 2007-11-29 14:33:49 Description: Migrant farm workers in the U.S. are at high risk of getting tetanus and least likely to receive medical treatment. Do you like the MicrobeWorld podcast? Please help spread the love! Send an email to info@flpradio.com, tell a friend, or write a ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Steps toward safer produce Updated: 2007-11-27 14:17:15 Description: Growers, academics, researchers, and federal representatives are discussing ways to make produce safer. Do you like the MicrobeWorld podcast? Please help spread the love! Send an email to info@flpradio.com, tell a friend, or write a review in a ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Phage enzyme prevents ear infection Updated: 2007-11-28 14:02:31 Description: Viruses that infect microbes might one day be used to treat ear infections. Do you like the MicrobeWorld podcast? Please help spread the love! Send an email to info@flpradio.com, tell a friend, or write a review in a podcast directory. Thanks...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD A spiraling bacteria Updated: 2007-11-26 14:21:11 Description: Researchers have found that the ulcer causing bacterium H. pylori’s spiral shape allows it to burrow into the stomach lining. Do you like the MicrobeWorld podcast? Please help spread the love! Send an email to info@flpradio.com, tell a friend, or...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Bile salt stress Updated: 2007-11-26 14:22:40 Description: Scientists have discovered that human bile may make certain strains of E. coli more pathogenic. Do you like the MicrobeWorld podcast? Please help spread the love! 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LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Antibiotic use in livestock Updated: 2007-11-21 19:33:02 Description: When house flies grow in manure from cattle treated with antibiotics, they pick up and spread antibiotic resistant bacteria to other locations, such as your kitchen. Do you like the MicrobeWorld podcast? Please help spread the love! Send an emai...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Building a better mosquito Updated: 2007-11-15 13:33:42 Description: A professor at the Johns Hopkins School of Public Health has created a genetically modified mosquito that cannot transmit malaria. Do you like the MicrobeWorld podcast? Please help spread the love! Send an email to info@flpradio.com, tell a fr...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Bacteria flagella and toll-like receptors Updated: 2007-11-16 13:27:50 Description: A grad student in the Netherlands says Campylobacter Jejuni, a pathogen commonly found in raw chicken, can easily evade the human immune system because of its flagella – whip-like appendages that it uses to move around. Do you like the MicrobeWorl...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Multi-drug resistant Salmonella In Mexico Updated: 2007-11-19 14:11:21 Description: The inadequate sanitation infrastructure in Mexico has doctors and government officials concerned about the spread of drug-resistant Salmonella in that country. Do you like the MicrobeWorld podcast? Please help spread the love! Send an email t...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Far East Scarlet-like fever Updated: 2007-11-14 14:09:00 Description: 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. Do you like the MicrobeWorld podcast?...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Eukaryotes and the tree of life Updated: 2007-11-12 14:03:24 Description: Scientists are studying a category of microbes called eukaryotes for clues to human and ecosystem health. Do you like the MicrobeWorld podcast? Please help spread the love! Send an email to info@flpradio.com, tell a friend, or write a review in ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD The "Stop TB" program Updated: 2007-11-13 13:44:59 Description: The World Health Organization is calling for a worldwide effort to control the spread of extremely drug resistant tuberculosis. Do you like the MicrobeWorld podcast? 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LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD A bacterial polymer cleaning up contamination Updated: 2007-11-07 16:00:10 Description: 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. Do you like the MicrobeWorld podcast? Please help spread the love! ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Jockeying to spread infection Updated: 2007-11-08 13:57:16 Description: It’s common knowledge that infections pass easily from person to person. Now new research shows they can also pass from person to horse. Do you like the MicrobeWorld podcast? Please help spread the love! Send an email to info@flpradio.com, tell...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Aflatoxins in birdseed Updated: 2007-11-09 14:12:17 Description: Some bulk birdseeds might contain high levels of toxic compounds. Do you like the MicrobeWorld podcast? Please help spread the love! 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LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Gliding bacteria Updated: 2007-10-26 13:17:38 Description: Scientists believe the mechanism that allows one microbe to glide may be the key to creating an efficient way to turn biomass like corn stalks and switch grass into ethanol. Do you like the MicrobeWorld podcast? Please help spread the love! Send...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Detection of mycobacteria Updated: 2007-10-24 13:06:35 Description: A new technique will enable doctors to identify the bacterium that causes Tuberculosis and Hansen’s disease in less than 24 hours. Do you like the MicrobeWorld podcast? Please help spread the love! Send an email to info@flpradio.com, tell a frie...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Shake ‘n plate Updated: 2007-10-25 14:39:42 Description: An invention called the “shake ‘n plate” was the winner of the 10th annual Applied Ergonomics Competition. Do you like the MicrobeWorld podcast? Please help spread the love! 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LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Environmental memory Updated: 2007-10-16 13:24:49 Description: A scientist at the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory has shown that past experience can make bacteria react differently to future environmental events. Do you like the MicrobeWorld podcast? Please help spread the love! Send an email to info@...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD The hottest fixer Updated: 2007-10-17 15:00:58 Description: Scientists have discovered a microbe that can convert nitrogen into energy at temperatures as high as 198° Fahrenheit. Do you like the MicrobeWorld podcast? Please help spread the love! Send an email to info@flpradio.com, tell a friend, or wri...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Silica bead detectors Updated: 2007-10-18 12:57:08 Description: Scientists have created a new technique that can help them detect even trace amounts of microbes. Do you like the MicrobeWorld podcast? Please help spread the love! 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Updated: 2007-10-10 13:08:14 Description: It’s commonly believed that humans can catch an illness from their pets, but a new study shows that we can make our pets sick too. Do you like the MicrobeWorld podcast? Please help spread the love! Send an email to info@flpradio.com, tell a friend...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Buruli Ulcer and the environment Updated: 2007-10-11 13:04:21 Description: The microbe that causes the skin disease Buruli Ulcer is often found in rural environments with fresh water. Do you like the MicrobeWorld podcast? Please help spread the love! Send an email to info@flpradio.com, tell a friend, or write a review in...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Mosquitoes and Buruli Ulcer Updated: 2007-10-12 13:20:05 Description: Scientists are searching for clues on how the microbe that causes the skin disease known as Buruli Ulcer is transmitted. Do you like the MicrobeWorld podcast? Please help spread the love! 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LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Containing foot fungus Updated: 2007-09-28 13:21:59 Description: While using flip flops in public locker rooms helps to prevent athlete’s foot, families are more likely to be less cautious at home. Do you like the MicrobeWorld podcast? Please help spread the love! Send an email to info@flpradio.com, tell a fr...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Microbes and their role in conservation Updated: 2007-10-01 12:45:14 Description: When planning a conservation effort, it’s important to factor in the reaction of the microbes. Do you like the MicrobeWorld podcast? Please help spread the love! Send an email to info@flpradio.com, tell a friend, or write a review in a podcast dir...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD La leche nervioso Updated: 2007-10-02 12:45:14 Description: Scientists at Mexico’s National University suspect the bacteria thought to be responsible for Crohn’s Disease can survive pasteurization. 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LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Antarctic microbes and Mars Updated: 2007-10-05 13:01:25 Description: Researchers have discovered two microbes that team up to preserve nutrients and energy under freezing conditions. Do you like the MicrobeWorld podcast? Please help spread the love! Send an email to info@flpradio.com, tell a friend, or write a revi...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Luring viruses to their death Updated: 2007-10-08 13:33:57 Description: Scientists looking for new ways to treat viral infections are creating traps using red blood cells. Do you like the MicrobeWorld podcast? Please help spread the love! Send an email to info@flpradio.com, tell a friend, or write a review in a podcas...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Effects of aeration on microbial communities Updated: 2007-09-07 14:00:10 Description: A recent study shows that adding air to the soil around plant root systems enhances crop productivity. Do you like the MicrobeWorld podcast? 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LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Maybe more than just an ulcer Updated: 2007-09-12 13:09:17 Description: The microbe that causes stomach ulcers is now under suspicion for the role it may play in ailments such as rheumatoid arthritis. Do you like the MicrobeWorld podcast? Please help spread the love! Send an email to info@flpradio.com, tell a friend...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Bovine TB Updated: 2007-09-13 13:32:49 Description: Human cases of Bovine Tuberculosis are rare, but they can easily pass from person to person among the immuno-compromised. Do you like the MicrobeWorld podcast? Please help spread the love! Send an email to info@flpradio.com, tell a friend, or wri...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Anammox Updated: 2007-09-14 13:13:40 Description: Scientists say the use of annamox bacteria in waste-water treatment facilities could save cities and municipalities millions of dollars. Do you like the MicrobeWorld podcast? Please help spread the love! 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LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Artificial skin fights infection Updated: 2007-09-19 13:22:19 Description: Researchers have found a way to create infection-resistant skin cells that can be grafted onto burn patients. Do you like the MicrobeWorld podcast? Please help spread the love! Send an email to info@flpradio.com, tell a friend, or write a review i...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Human mouse chimeras Updated: 2007-09-20 14:05:18 Description: Scientists at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center have created mice whose immune systems respond to infections the way humans do. Do you like the MicrobeWorld podcast? Please help spread the love! Send an email to info@flpradio.co...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Arthropod-borne viruses Updated: 2007-09-21 12:43:33 Description: Insects are spreading several diseases, including Yellow and Dengue Fever, to areas of the world that used to be considered safe. Do you like the MicrobeWorld podcast? 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Updated: 2007-06-18 13:36:51 Description: Organic farms don’t use antibiotics to control disease, so researchers are trying to learn how antibiotic resistant bacteria showed up on an organic chicken farm. Do you like the MicrobeWorld podcast? Please help spread the love! Send an ema...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Preventing Infection at Home Updated: 2007-06-19 13:21:12 Description: We focus a lot on preventing serious widespread diseases – and for good reason, but there are many simple things that we can do at home to prevent the more common ones. Do you like the MicrobeWorld podcast? Please help spread the love! Send a...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Identifying the Patterns of Infections Updated: 2007-06-20 13:26:13 Description: A newly developed tool can take the disease “fingerprint” of genes, and quickly identify the microbe causing the infection. Do you like the MicrobeWorld podcast? Please help spread the love! 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LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD HIV Protein Penetrates Cancer Cells Updated: 2007-06-25 14:20:09 Description: Scientists have found a way to deliver cancer drugs to specific cells by using a protein from HIV. Do you like the MicrobeWorld podcast? Please help spread the love! Send an email to info@flpradio.com, tell a friend, or write a review in a po...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Early Detection of Harmful Algal Blooms Updated: 2007-06-26 13:06:28 Description: A quicker and more sensitive test to detect harmful algal blooms may someday prevent the poisoning of shellfish and the predators that eat them. Do you like the MicrobeWorld podcast? Please help spread the love! Send an email to info@flpradio...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD New Way to Treat Devastating Fungal Infections Updated: 2007-06-27 13:12:20 Description: Treating athlete’s foot is simple, but treating a more serious blood-borne fungal infection is difficult, because the best anti-fungal drugs are toxic. Do you like the MicrobeWorld podcast? Please help spread the love! Send an email to info@...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Of Microbes and Men Updated: 2007-06-28 13:08:47 Description: Some of the millions of microorganisms in the human body come and go, but researchers have discovered that others have been passed down through families for generations. Do you like the MicrobeWorld podcast? Please help spread the love! Send ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Antifungals vs. TB Updated: 2007-06-29 13:35:46 Description: Disease-causing fungi and bacteria are very different, but scientists have found one drug that could wipe out both of them. Do you like the MicrobeWorld podcast? 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LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Hunting Martian fossils Updated: 2007-06-05 13:33:10 Description: One paleontologist believes the best clue to signs of past life on Mars may come from finding microbial fossils on the planet. Do you like the MicrobeWorld podcast? Please help spread the love! Send an email to info@flpradio.com, tell a friend, ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Swimming upstream Updated: 2007-06-06 13:57:29 Description: Researchers have discovered that some bacteria are able to swim against a current, making patients who have catheters vulnerable to infection. Do you like the MicrobeWorld podcast? Please help spread the love! Send an email to info@flpradio.com...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Mining with microbes Updated: 2007-06-07 13:23:13 Description: Miners will soon be able to extract up to 90% of copper from low grade ores by using microbes that naturally leach copper from rock. Do you like the MicrobeWorld podcast? 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LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Plumbing problems Updated: 2007-05-18 15:51:37 Description: Although the pipes that carry water to our faucets often contain bacteria built-up in biofilms, researchers found the microbes rarely break free. Do you like the EnvironMinute podcast? Please help spread the love! Send an email to info@flprad...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Switching from oxygen to solar power Updated: 2007-05-21 12:50:03 Description: Researchers hope that by studying how ocean-dwelling bacteria can switch from using oxygen to sunlight to make energy, they’ll find new ways to develop sources for alternative energy. Do you like the EnvironMinute podcast? Please help spread...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Antibiotic resistance in the mouth Updated: 2007-05-22 13:03:23 Description: After a course of antibiotic treatment, the bacterial communities that reside in your mouth can be altered for up to six months. Do you like the EnvironMinute podcast? 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LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Race to save the Tan oak Updated: 2007-05-15 13:06:05 Description: The shrubby tan oak is the most recent victim of the fungus-like disease that is infecting trees all along the Pacific Coast. Do you like the MicrobeWorld podcast? Please help spread the love! Send an email to world@flpradio.com, tell a friend, or...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Save the Microbes Save the World Updated: 2007-05-15 18:38:14 Description: A podcast from the American Museum of Natural History’s 2007 Mack Lipkin Man and Nature Series entitled Save the Microbes, Save the World: The Fate of Microbial Life on a Changing Planet. The panel was introduced by Michael Novacek, Senior Vice Presi...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Drinking water risks Updated: 2007-05-16 13:31:31 Description: The American water supply is one of the safest in the world, but there are still bacteria in the water that could cause problems for people with weak immune systems. 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LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD STAMP-ing out cavities Updated: 2007-05-07 13:14:26 Description: Researchers have developed a new treatment that can identify and destroy cavity-causing bacteria in the mouth, without harming the beneficial bacteria that we need. Do you like the MicrobeWorld podcast? Please help spread the love! Send an email...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Worm composting as art Updated: 2007-05-08 13:12:57 Description: Many people enjoy maintaining a compost pile in their yard, but one Ohio State University art teacher has incorporated a living composting system into a handcrafted kitchen table. Do you like the MicrobeWorld podcast? Please help spread the love! ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Magnetic traits Updated: 2007-05-09 13:14:03 Description: Researchers may be able to use some bacteria as toxic sensors by altering their built-in compass. Do you like the MicrobeWorld podcast? Please help spread the love! 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LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Antimicrobial food coatings Updated: 2007-05-01 13:02:49 Description: Researchers have learned that adding oregano oil to an edible film, that can be used to wrap food such as sushi, can prevent E. coli from growing.Do you like the MicrobeWorld podcast? Please help spread the love! Send an email to world@flpradio.com...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Virus-infected memory cards Updated: 2007-05-02 13:05:54 Description: A scientist at the University of California at Los Angeles is exploring the possibility of using a virus as a memory chip for cell-phones and digital cameras.Do you like the MicrobeWorld podcast? Please help spread the love! Send an email to world@...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Forbidden DNA Updated: 2007-05-03 13:02:01 Description: Boise State University researcher Greg Hampikian is looking for DNA sequences that don’t exist in hopes of providing the next round of antimicrobial drugs.Do you like the MicrobeWorld podcast? Please help spread the love! Send an email to world@flp...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Culinary microbes take the spotlight Updated: 2007-05-02 13:00:00 Description: Scientists have sequenced the genomes of 11 bacteria used for food fermentation to take greater advantage of their capabilities.Do you like the MicrobeWorld podcast? Please help spread the love! Send an email to world@flpradio.com, tell a friend, o...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Public engagement and vaccination policy Updated: 2007-04-17 13:46:02 Description: Scientists at the CDC are using public focus groups to develop vaccination policy.Do you like the MicrobeWorld podcast? Please help spread the love! 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LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD A microbe world in amber Updated: 2007-04-27 13:31:47 Description: Italian fossils offer researchers a rare glimpse at microbes from 220 million years ago.Do you like the MicrobeWorld podcast? Please help spread the love! Send an email to world@flpradio.com, tell a friend, or write a review in a podcast directory....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Eye on the prion Updated: 2007-03-22 23:25:40 Description: Researchers have discovered that they can genetically create cattle that don’t have the protein that may be responsible for causing mad cow disease.Do you like the MicrobeWorld podcast? Please help spread the love! Send an email to world@flpradio.c...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Antimicrobial mouse Updated: 2007-04-13 14:12:16 Description: A new self-cleansing computer mouse can prevent bacterial build up common in office spaces. Do you like the MicrobeWorld podcast? Please help spread the love! 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LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Milk: It does a body good Updated: 2007-04-09 13:36:33 Description: New scientific evidence suggests that milk’s benefits are more than nutritional; the lipids it contains may prevent mastitis infections in nursing women. Do you like the MicrobeWorld podcast? Please help spread the love! Send an email to world@fl...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Physician vaccination Updated: 2007-04-10 13:36:14 Description: One recent study finds that physicians may need some help following their own advice about flu vaccinations. Do you like the MicrobeWorld podcast? Please help spread the love! Send an email to world@flpradio.com, tell a friend, or write a review i...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD C. difficile transmission Updated: 2007-03-14 13:06:09 Description: Scientists are studying how a microbe that frequently strikes hospital patients who are on a regiment of antibiotics is transmitted from patient to patient. 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