SciFri Radio: Microbiology

SciFri Radio: Bacterial Forensics
Can samples of the bacteria on a person's hands be enough to identify them?

SciFri Radio: The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks
Ira talks with author Rebecca Skloot about 'The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks,' a tale of biology and medical ethics.

SciFri Radio: Rotifers, Reproduction, and the Red Queen
New research tackles the question of how one species of aquatic microorganism has managed to survive without the benefit of sexual reproduction for...

SciFri Radio: Rewiring the Brain With Stem Cells
New research finds that in mice, transplanted neurons grown from embryonic stem cells can form proper connections with other brain parts.

SciFri Radio: The Dirt on Mammoth DNA
Researchers examining DNA evidence gathered from soil samples say that the woolly mammoth may have survived for thousands of years longer than the...

SciFri Radio: The Cheese Chronicles
Author and cheese expert Liz Thorpe explains the science of cheesemaking.

SciFri Radio: Smallpox
We'll talk about the history of the international effort to eradicate smallpox worldwide.

SciFri Radio: Tropical Medicine Update
We'll check in on the American Society for Tropical Medicine and Hygiene annual meeting and talk about highlights from the conference.

SciFri Radio: Synthetic Biology Competition
We'll get the results of a recent student competition centered around the design and construction of living machines.

SciFri Radio: All Listeners Must Wash Hands
Mom told you to wash your hands -- but do you? New research gets the dirt on our handwashing behaviors.

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SciFri Newsbriefs: Microbiology

Newsbrief: Ocean in a Bottle
Researchers figured out how the ocean smells like the ocean.

Newsbrief: Feeling Feverish? Sit Still
Viruses evolve differently depending on how free their hosts are to move and mingle.

Newsbrief: Spacebugs
When Salmonella goes up in space, it changes--and not for the better.

Newsbrief: Watch out hand sanitizer. Clay kills bacteria too.
A certain type of french clay wipes out bacteria.

Newsbrief: Genome of dandruff-inducing fungus sequenced
Unwanted flakes? Scientists inspect the genes of the fungus responsible for dandruff.

Newsbrief: Color from Nature
Clothing could get their color—and germ-fighting properties—from a strain of marine bacteria

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