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Episode 90 - December 15, 2008 Dec 15, 2008

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chemists have detected high pesticide levels in some fruit-based sodas. Testing water at sewage treatment plants can help track community drug use. An experimental treatment shows promise in combating melanoma and drug-resistant breast cancer.

Episode 89 - December 8, 2008 Dec 08, 2008

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How new high-tech ‘wipes’ can quickly neutralize military and industrial chemicals. Development of “smart fabrics” that could one day help detect disease. Chemists may have found a new early indicator of a chronic disease that affects millions.

Episode 88 - November 24, 2008 Nov 24, 2008

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A technique that could increase the success of islet cell transplants for Type-1 diabetes. Microcapsules that act as “roach motels” to kill harmful bacteria. A key advance toward treatment for most common adult form of muscular dystrophy.

Episode 87 - November 17, 2008 Nov 17, 2008

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The world’s thinnest loudspeakers. An explosive-detecting sensor powered by living cells. A new test that could help people with celiac disease avert digestive turmoil.

Episode 86 - November 10, 2008 Nov 10, 2008

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Chemists may have solved a lingering mystery about thalidomide, a drug that once caused thousands of birth defects. A unique process that could help remove unwanted heparin from the blood. New type of liquid mirror could lead to better eye exams.

Episode 85 - November 3, 2008 Nov 03, 2008

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An important advance that could make solar energy more practical. Tiny DNA tweezers that can catch and release objects on-demand. How snails are helping scientists unravel the biochemistry of evolution.

Episode 84 - October 27, 2008 Oct 27, 2008

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A new device that could change how we diagnose disease. The world’s smallest hand-held detector of health and safety threats. An important breakthrough in the treatment of African sleeping sickness.

Episode 83 - October 20, 2008 Oct 20, 2008

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How a new process could boost the production of synthetic fuels from coal. Producing alternative fuels could strain dwindling water supplies. Finally, how high intensity light can reduce facial wrinkles; National Chemisty Week is celebrated across the country this week.

Episode 82 - October 13, 2008 Oct 13, 2008

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How a common pollutant may cause iodine in breast milk to drop to dangerously low levels. Key advances toward an effective treatment for a hereditary disease called spinal muscular atrophy. Finally, evidence that eating chicken soup may help fight high blood pressure.

Episode 81 - October 6, 2008 Oct 06, 2008

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A tiny fuel tank that could lead to big changes in cars. Dutch chemists who have created the world’s smallest on-off switch. And finally, a fungus that fights air pollution and acid rain.

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