Friday, April 23rd, 2010

Pollen

Micrograph of Ragweed Pollen. NIAID/NIH image.

For the past few weeks, you've been sneezing and itching -- and if not, you've probably been downing serious amounts of allergy medication. It's all thanks to the springtime reproductive habits of certain plants. We'll talk about the biology and physics of pollen.

Guests

Estelle Levetin
Chair and Professor, Biology
University of Tulsa
Tulsa, Oklahoma

Flora Lichtman
Multimedia Editor
NPR's Science Friday
New York, New York

Related Links

• Pollen.com allergy forecast
• National Allergy Bureau has pollen and mold counts

Segment produced by:Annette Heist

Friday, April 23rd, 2010

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