Key words: SOLS, clay, bacteria, alternative treatment, microbiology.
| Topic |
Time |
| Intro - |
00:00 |
| We are not really talking about mud are we? [Dr. Biology] |
02:41 |
| Soil is everything and can include clay. |
02:59 |
| Clays are minerals. |
03:18 |
| How did you get started studying clay minerals? [Marissa] |
03:37 |
| Buruli Ulcers. |
04:04 |
| Do people die from Buruli Ulcers? [Dr. Biology] |
06:17 |
| Also a bad disease because you can see it - like Leperacy. |
06:42 |
| What is is about the clay that it can be used to treat Buruli
Ulcers? [Marissa] |
07:18 |
| Not all clays are created equal - correct? [Dr. Biology] |
08:16 |
| Definition of clay. |
08:50 |
| Describing and touching some of the clays brought into the studio. |
09:04 |
| How you know if a clay is killing a bacteria. |
11:27 |
| Bacteria and Petri dishes. [E. coli, Salmonella type
Vernerium.] |
12:02 |
| MERSA (Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus) |
13:02 |
| Bacteria from our body and the importance of bacteria. |
13:40 |
| If clay becomes a popular treatment how would they be administered?
[Marissa] |
14:48 |
| A lot of people eat and drink clay daily. |
15:19 |
| Are there clays that encourage bacteria to grow? [Dr. Biology] |
16:41 |
| Could we have the same problem of bacteria becoming resistant to
clay as we have with antibiotics? [Marissa] |
17:30 |
| Do you think clays could be used to treat other diseases? [Dr. Biology] |
18:45 |
| Which clays seem to be the most promising? [Marissa] |
20:19 |
| Are we going to be able to manufacture the healing clays or is it
only Mother Nature that can make them? [Dr. Biology] |
21:54 |
| When did you first know you wanted to be a biologist? [Marissa] |
23:05 |
| If you weren't a scientist what would you be or do? [Marissa] |
24:53 |
| What advice or tip for someone wanting to become a biologist or
scientist. [Dr. Biology] |
26:30 |
| Did you play with mud when you were young? [Dr. Biology] |
27:56 |
| Sign-off |
28:27 |
| Podcast Contest Information |
30:05 |
