51 % The Women's Perspective
(2008-07-24)
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Millions of people suffer from immune disorders...asthma, natural and chemical sensitivities. More and more children are suffering from allergies and food sensitivities. The results are not just high medical costs. Many schools are now grappling with how to handle children with peanut allergies while their classmates enjoy that lunch box classic, peanut butter and jelly, at a nearby table. Children and adults deal with frightening, sometimes life-threatening allergic episodes and a lifetime of always being careful. Increasingly, researchers think that part of what's going on is that we've wiped out too many germs. 51%'s Katie Britton spoke with Marlene Zuk, a professor of biology at the University of Michigan and author of a new book on the subject.
8:03 Marlene Zuk - Katie Britton
So far, she's in the clear.
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SHOW BREAK - Coming up on 51%... more microscopic influences...this time, something created in the lab.
If you missed part of our show, you can listen to 51% anytime. Just download our podcast at wamc.org or call 1-800-323-9262 to order a CD - you'll need to know the program number. This week's show is #993..
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Nanotechnology first made its appearance in science fiction...but it's now becoming a high tech hope for the future with applications in medicine, technology and even the food we eat. Rebecca Williams of Michigan Radio takes a look at the nanos on the grocery shelves.
4:00 Nanotech Nerves - Rebecca Williams
Today we begin a 26 part series called, The Sounds of Progress: The Changing Role of Girls and Women in Science and Engineering. Each week, producer Mary Darcy, a former host of this program, profiles pioneering women in the world of science, technology, engineering and math. Our narrator is actress Kate Mulgrew. Today, Alice Evans...the bacteriologist whose discoveries led to the milk we all now take for granted.
2:00 NSF #1 Alice Evans
If you'd like to find out more or hear more in this series, visit womeninscience.org.
And finally today, it's Artspace. Meet Brenda Ray. She's a one-woman powerhouse who's created an audio art installation that allows visitors to hear the universal declaration of Human Rights read in dozens of languages. She's kept it simple and it's surprisingly powerful...
Brenda Ray 3:00
Brenda Ray is an audio engineer and creator of the World Voices Project, which is at the South Street Seaport in New York City until August 3rd. For more information you can go to her website, worldvoicesproject.org
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