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Hour One: Sterilizing Mail / Anthrax Genome / Protecting Air Quality

Nearly seventy tons of mail from an anthrax-contaminated postal facility in Washington D.C. have been shipped back to that city after being decontaminated by an Ohio company. In this hour, we'll take a look at the technology used to sterilize mail. Plus, decoding the anthrax bacterium's genome, and protecting indoor air from outside toxins.

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Guests:
Tim Read
Assitant Investigator, Microbial Genomics Group
The Institute for Genomic Research
Rockville, Maryland

Bill Blewett
Homeland Defense Building Protection Program
Edgewood Chemical Biological Center
Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland

Christine Bruhn
Professor, Department of Food Science
Director, Center for Consumer Research
University of California Davis, California

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Related Links:

New York Times: Design of Newer Buildings Reduces Bioterrorism Risk
Building Protection
NY Times: KILLING ANTHRAX: Post Offices to Install Devices to Destroy Deadly Organisms
Center For Consumer Research - Food Irradiation
Institute of Food Technologists Scientific Status Summary on Irradiation of Food

This segment produced by: Karin Vergoth