Metal Pollution Roundup
Lead dust continues to pose a health risk for decades after it was banned from gasoline and paint.
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Antifreeze from fleas, silk optics for food safety, plants head for the hills, heavy metals that won't go away, and more.
Flea Antifreeze
Scientists have successfully synthesized a potentially useful antifreeze protein from fleas.
Colorful Surgery
Surgeons use new infrared imaging technology to illuminate tumors.
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FIGHTING CANCER: An unlikely source for a new leukemia therapy. Also: new technologies illuminate cancer surgery and sniff out skin cancer.
Germ-Resistant Kevlar
A new coating could make Kevlar fabrics resistant to biological agents.
Methadone for Leukemia
The drug methadone could become a new treatment for leukemia.
Poisonous Berries
A listener wants to know why some berries bother being poisonous.
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MIND & BODY: The science of magic, the hormone behind the mind-body connection and the brain chemical that could be responsible for sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS).
SIDS & Serotonin
Irregular brain chemistry may make some babies more prone to SIDS.
Mind-Body Connection
Scientists have discovered a key to the mind-body connection.
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MEDICAL UPDATE: Why some wounds form scars, buying soldiers time on the battlefield, and the surprising upside of drug side effects.
Matching Side Effects
Matching drugs' side effects could reveal new clinical uses for them.
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DANGEROUS MICROORGANISMS: Diseases of the Crusaders unearthed. New mosquito repellents on the horizon. And is your moldy basement a health hazard?
Mosquito Repellents
DEET has been repelling mosquitoes for over 50 years, but scientists are now developing more effective alternatives.
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COMPUTERS & BIOLOGY: Both bacteria and beetles promise to speed up computing, a computer game that could lead to a cure for deadly diseases, and more.
Lunar Dust
Moon dust not only gets into space suits, it could jeopardize the health of future astronauts.
Microbial Roundup
Futuristic silver nanoparticle washing machines may disinfect your laundry, but they're also harmful to the environment.
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YEAR OF THE FROG - Special Extended Podcast: Zoos and aquariums tackle the amphibian extinction crisis, an amphibian missing link is found, toad tongues and frog claws, and more.