Wednesday October 10, 2007
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Guest host: Mark McDonald
It's been an autumn (and summer) of strange weather: high temperatures and limited rainfall. As scientists and farmers debate whether the region is in the midst of a drought, the conditions are having interesting, sometimes unexpected effects on the Chesapeake. We get an update on the health of the Bay, and an update on a new government program to prioritize problems.
Donald Boesch, Professor of Marine Science and President, University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science
Dave Goshorn, Director, Office of Sustainability, Maryland Department of Natural Resources
Jim Cummins, Director for Living Resources, Interstate Commission on the Potomac River Basin
Guest host: Mark McDonald
It's a life-saving resource used in every emergency room in America. Yet blood is a product with a short expiration date. And now new evidence suggests that the longer we hold on to it, the more unreliable it may become. Researchers recently found that blood begins to lose its ability to open up vessels almost as soon as it's donated. We'll look at the implications of that finding and what it might mean for hospital policies on storing and using blood.
Timothy McMahon, Associate Professor of Medicine, Duke University and Durham V-A Medical Center.
Guest host: Mark McDonald
They're the people who flesh out the original concept for a film, who see their words come to life on the big screen. But screenwriters also have to share their vision with directors, actors, and all the other players involved in making a movie. We hear from two successful screenwriters about the role of the writer in Hollywood and the future of the filmmaking industry.
Pamela Gray, Screenwriter, "A Walk on the Moon" and "Music of the Heart"
Claudia Myers, Writer and Director, "Kettle of Fish"
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