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> October 19, 2001:
Special Segment: Decontamination / Antibiotic
Resistance / Science Policy
Talk of the Nation: Science Friday offered special coverage this week
from NPR News. As part of this coverage, Ira Flatow and guests methods
for decontaminating offices and buildings exposed to anthrax bacterium,
the potential problems that widespread use of antibiotics might cause,
and possible changes to U.S. science policy in the post-attack environment.
Guests:
Ellen Raber
Head, Environmental Protection Department
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
Livermore, California
Stuart Levy
Professor of Molecular Biology and Microbiology
Director of the Center for Adaptation Genetics and Drug Resistance
Tufts University School of Medicine
Boston, Massachusetts
Don Kennedy
Editor in chief of the journal 'Science'
Bing Professor of Environmental Science and President Emeritus
Stanford University
Stanford, California
Books/Articles Discussed:
Related Links:
NPR
News Coverage: Anthrax
CDC information
on anthrax
Decontamination
Technologies
CDC:
Antibiotic Resistance
Whyfiles: Antibiotic Resistance
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