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Making Sense Of Election Results, And Fighting Superbugs With Science

By Steve Kraske
Published November 9, 2017 at 3:09 PM CST
Luke X. Martin
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KCUR 89.3

The election results are official. The big surprises: The single-terminal proposal at Kansas City International Airport is an overwhelming "go," and Kansas City, Kansas, Mayor Mark Holland was unseated by challenger David Alvey. Today, we discuss the impacts Tuesday's elections will have on the metro. Then, "efflux pumps" sound like devices to install in your leaky basement or septic tank, but protein scientist Joanna Slusky says they're more useful for fighting antibiotic resistance in microbes. Slusky runs a cross-disciplinary molecular biology lab at the University of Kansas.

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Up To Date Talk ShowscienceantibioticsElectionsKansas City International Airport (KCI)Mark HollandDavid AlveyresearchUniversity of KansasDave HellingUnified Government of Wyandotte County/KCKmedical research
Steve Kraske
When I host Up To Date each morning at 9, my aim is to engage the community in conversations about the Kansas City area’s challenges, hopes and opportunities. I try to ask the questions that listeners want answered about the day’s most pressing issues and provide a place for residents to engage directly with newsmakers. Reach me at steve@kcur.org or on Twitter @stevekraske.
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