Archive for the ‘Microworld’ Category

Potato Peril? Irish Blight Returns - Saturday, March 17th, 2001

Fungus that caused Irish potato famine is back, threatening potato crops around the world. How did the blight change world history, and what is being done to prevent another blight?

DNA Fingerprinting: the How-to Manual - Thursday, January 25th, 2001

How accurate is DNA fingerprinting, and how does it work? What are the standards for a solid identification?

Emerging Infections - Wednesday, November 1st, 2000

New infections — HIV, Ebola, West Nile, Lyme, deadly Marburg virus. These diseases don’t come from nowhere. What are scientists learning about the source and fate of new infections?

Biological Weapons - Thursday, March 12th, 1998

Biological weapons are microscopic killing machines containing viruses, fungi or bacteria — or the toxins made by these organisms. Read the history — and future — of living WMDs.

Flu Season - Thursday, October 16th, 1997

The flu scare this time. A boy dies of flu. Is another dreaded pandemic on its way?

Microbial Menace in Antibacterial Soaps? - Thursday, May 1st, 1997

Overuse antibiotics and bacteria can become resistant to them. Could use of household disinfectants do the same thing?

AIDS Drugs - Thursday, March 20th, 1997

It’s not just the new protease inhibitors. Now we know how the virus invades cells. The Why Files examines how medicine can — or could — attack each step in the viral life cycle.

Biodiversity Goes Berserk! - Thursday, August 29th, 1996

Mars meteorite gets us thinking about weird forms of life in Earth’s extreme environments: Hot, cold, or high in the atmosphere…

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