Capitol Chat Capitol Bureau Chief Ben Adler joins us
to describe this week's scene at the Capitol and review the latest
legislation.
Antibacterials and Muscle Function Triclosan,
an antibacterial chemical widely used in hand soaps and other
personal-care products, hinders muscle contractions at a cellular
level, slows swimming in fish and reduces muscular strength in
mice, according to researchers at the University of California,
Davis, and the University of Colorado. The findings appear
online in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. You
can read the full text of the scientific paper by linking to the Proceedings of the National Academy of
Sciences.
Zaki Syed Muslim American Rapper
Zaki Syed has become the Voice for Tolerance Following the
Wisconsin Sikh Massacre. We'll speak with him about his views
and obsevations.
"All the Vegetarians in Texas have been
Shot" is the title of a new anthology of poetry and
fiction by a young group of writers, poets and artists in Davis.
We'll speak with Corey La Rue and Evan White, the co-founders
of their own publishing house
"The Absurd Press" with monthly issues called "The
Oddity". They will read excerpts of their work in our studio.
The book signing is on Saturday at
the Avid Reader in Davis.