SciFri Radio: Infectious Diseases

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

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.

SciFri Radio: How Clean is the Shower?
In an icky finding, researchers report that your showerhead can provide a dark, wet, and warm environment for microbes to grow -- and can spray...

SciFri Radio: Colleges Preparing for Swine Flu
We'll find out what colleges and universities are doing to prepare for outbreaks of swine flu as students return to the classrooms and dorms.

SciFri Radio: H1N1 'Swine Flu' Update
We'll get an update on the spread of H1N1 influenza around the world, what researchers are finding out about the disease, and progress towards...

SciFri Radio: Cell Phone Microscope
Researchers describe an portable fluorescent microscope they've built using a cell phone and inexpensive parts.

SciFri Radio: A New Swine Virus
Scientists say the ebolavirus made famous in Richard Preston's thriller 'The Hot Zone' has been found living in the Philippines.

SciFri Radio: Influenza Research
Why does the flu affect different people differently? We'll hear about new research into what makes the virus work.

SciFri Radio: Influenza Update
We'll get the latest on the outbreak of Type A, H1N1 influenza. What are researchers learning from studying the virus -- and how are doctors and...

SciFri Radio: Viral Bacteria-Killers
Could engineered viruses help conquer antibiotic-resistant bacteria?

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SciFri Newsbriefs: Infectious Diseases

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

Newsbrief: Killing Disease with Bugs
One proposed method to fight malaria is to modify the genes of the mosquitoes that carry the disease.