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Science Friday > Archives > 2002 > November > November 22,
2002:
Hour Two: Cervical
Cancer Vaccine / The Science of Cooking
Thanksgiving is less than a week away. What makes a truly fabulous
turkey dinner? You might say it's Grandma's special recipe for cornbread
stuffing. But here at Science Friday, the answer lies in the magic
of chemistry and physics. Many of the culinary methods to develop
flavor, texture, and aroma in our foods are similiar to laboratory
techniques. Also, science can debunk many kitchen myths. For example,
did you know that the time it takes to cook a turkey does not depend
on its weight? Instead, the time is proportional to the square of
the turkey's radius divided by the turkey's thermal diffusivity.
In this hour of Science Friday, we'll talk to two gastrophysicists,
Harold McGee and Peter Barham, on how science can help you cook the
perfect bird with all its trimmings!
Plus, this week, the New England Journal of Medicine reported
that a new vaccine against Human Papillomavirus Type 16 may reduce
the incidence of cervical cancer. We'll talk to one of the study's
authors, Dr. Kevin Ault about this study.
Call in with your comments and questions at 1-800-989-8255, and share
your opinions online in our Listeners' Lounge (registration required).
Guests:
Harold McGee
Author, "On
Food and Cooking" (Scribner, 1984)
Author, "The
Curious Cook" (North Point Press, 1990)
Palo Alto, California
Peter Barham
Author, "The
Science of Cooking" (Springer, 2001)
Reader in Physics
University of Bristol
Bristol, England
Kevin Ault, M.D.
Assistant Professor, Obstetrics
and Gynecology
University of Iowa
Iowa City, Iowa
Books/Articles Discussed:
Related Links:
Food
Facts
The Curious Cook
Science Gets Fruitcake off the Shelf
The
Science of Cooking
Human Papillomaviruses
and Cancer
Vaccine
Appears to Prevent Cervical Cancer
Vaccine
against HPV-16, a virus linked to cervical cancer, appears effective
UI
testing vaccine for cervical cancer
UI
physician available to comment on low awareness of HPV
Researchers
Offer Hope for a Genital Herpes Vaccine for Women
Major
Herpes Vaccine Trial Launched in Women
Treating Cancer with
Vaccine Therapy
Merck Research Laboratories
Glaxo Smith Kline
This segment produced by Karin
Vergoth and Dorothy
Lam
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