>> HELLO AND WELCOME TO "IN
WISCONSIN."
I'M PATTY LOEW.
THIS WEEK JOANN GARRETT TAKES
US DEEP INTO THE WISCONSIN
NORTH WOODS TO MEET A FAMILY
THAT HAS MADE A LIVING IN THIS
FOREST FOR FOUR GENERATIONS.
FREDERICA FREYBERG EXPLAINS
WHAT WE CAN DO TO MAKE OUR FOOD
SAFE TO EAT AND ANDY SOTH
INTRODUCES US TO A SCIENCE
CALLED NANOTECHNOLOGY.
WE'LL TAKE YOU ABOVE THE SCENES
IN THE RAFTERS AT THE KOHL
CENTER WHERE PEOPLE KEEP THE
SHOW ON THE ROAD "IN WISCONSIN."
>> MAJOR FUNDING FOR "IN
WISCONSIN" IS PROVIDED BY THE
PEOPLE OF ALLIANT ENERGY WHO
BRING SAFE, RELIABLE AND
ENVIRONMENTALLY FRIENDLY ENERGY
TO KEEP HOMES, NEIGHBORHOODS
AND LIFE IN WISCONSIN RUNNING
SMOOTHLY.
ALLIANT ENERGY OFFERING ENERGY
SAVING IDEAS ON THE WEB.
THE PAUL B. CARBONE
COMPREHENSIVE CANCER CENTER
PROVIDING EDUCATION, TREATMENT.
COMPREHENSIVE AS DESIGNATED BY
THE NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE.
INFORMATION AVAILABLE ON THE
WEB AND BY THE ANIMAL DENTAL
CENTER OF MILWAUKEE AND OSHKOSH.
A VETERINARY SPECIALIST WORKING
WITH PET OWNERS AND FAMILY
VETERINARIANS THROUGHOUT
WISCONSIN PROVIDING CARE FOR
ORAL DISEASE AND DENTAL
PROBLEMS OF SMALL COMPANION
ANIMALS.
>> LAST SUMMER PRODUCER JO
GARRETT WENT DEEP INTO A
FLORENCE COUNTY FOREST.
SHE BECAME INTRIGUED BY A
CONVERSATION SHE HAD WITH A
GROUP OF PEOPLE WHO WORK IN A
PROFESSION THAT, WHILE
CONTROVERSIAL AT TIMES, HAS
PLAYED A BIG PART IN SHAPING
OUR STATE.
>> WE'RE IN A WORKPLACE, NO
KIDDING.
SOME WORK IN THE OFFICE, SOME
WORK ON A FARM, SOME WORK IN
THE WOODS.
THESE WOODS ARE PART OF THE
WILD RIVERS LEGACY FOREST.
I SAT DOWN HERE WITH SOME
LOGGERS TO TALK WITH THEM ABOUT
THEIR WORK, THE PRESSURES AND
CHANGES IN THE BUSINESS OF
LOGGING.
>> THE YOUNG GENERATION, THERE
AIN'T TOO MANY OF THEM GOING
INTO LOGGING.
>> THESE FOUR ARE PART OF A
FAMILY BUSINESS.
THIS IS ANDREW KOWALKOWSKI.
>> AS A LITTLE KID I USED TO GO
OUT WITH MY DAD IN THE WORDS.
>> HIS BROTHER ANTHONY.
>> WE'D PILE THE FIREWOOD FOR
HIM.
>> THEIR DAD, TOM KOWALKOWSKI.
>> I USED TO GO WITH MY DAD
WHEN I WAS A YOUNG TYKE AND
THEY HAD THE HORSE BARN IN THE
WOODS AND WORKED WITH HORSES.
>> AND HIS DAD, ED.
AND ED'S DAD WAS A LOGGER.
THE KOWALKOWSKI LOGGING COMPANY
IS NOW OWNED BY TOM.
FOUR GENERATIONS OF THIS FAMILY
HAVE MADE THEIR LIVING WORKING
IN THE WOODS.
THE DECADES HAVE SEEN CHANGES
IN THE METHODS OF HARVESTING
TIMBER.
HORSES AND CHAIN SAWS ARE NOW A
THING OF THE PAST.
A PAST, BUT WISCONSIN HAS BEEN
SHAPED BY LOGGING.
MANY OF THE CITIES IN THE STATE
GREW UP AROUND SAW MILLS.
AND TO THIS DAY TENS OF
THOUSANDS OF JOBS ARE DEPENDENT
ON THE TREES IN OUR FORESTS.
BUT THE BUSINESS OF LOGGING
FACES PRESSURES.
>> IS THERE GOING TO BE MONEY
IN IT ANYMORE?
I DON'T KNOW.
IT'S A BIG TICKET, FUEL,
INSURANCE, WORKER'S COMP
INSURANCE IS THROUGH THE ROOF.
YOU CAN'T OFFER YOUR GUYS
HEALTH INSURANCE ANYMORE
BECAUSE YOU HAVE TO CUT.
WHAT DO YOU DO?
FUEL KEEPS GOING UP.
IT IS A BIG IMPACT.
WE USED TO BUY OIL FOR THE SAWS
$1.25 A GALLON.
IN THE LAST FOUR YEARS I'M
PAYING $4.25 A GALLON NOW.
NO MORE MONEY TO SHOW FOR IT.
THERE IS NO ONE SUBSIDIZING US.
FARMERS CAN GET SUBSIDIES AND
LOW INTEREST LOANS.
IF I BORROW A HALF MILLION
DOLLARS IT'S 8 1/2, 9%.
>> DO YOU WORK A 40 HOUR WORK
WEEK?
>> AVERAGE ABOUT 70.
>> I WAS GOING TO SAY 40 ON THE
FIRST TWO DAYS.
>> OUT OF MY GRADUATING CLASS I
THINK I'M THE ONLY ONE THAT
WENT INTO THE LOGGING INDUSTRY.
>> 60 KIDS WERE IN OUR
GRADUATING CLASS.
I CAN COUNT THREE THAT WENT
INTO THE LOGGING INDUSTRY.
>> THERE IS ANOTHER ISSUE THESE
LOGGERS FACE, AN ISSUE BASED ON
PERCEPTIONS.
>> PEOPLE IN THE CITIES,
CHICAGO AND THAT, THEY COME UP
HERE, YOU KNOW, LOGGER, OH,
YOU'RE A BUTCHER.
THEY DON'T UNDERSTAND.
>> LOGGING IN WISCONSIN'S PAST,
INDISCRIMINATELY CUT THE
HARDWOOD FOREST.
IT WAS CALLED THE BIG CUTOVER,
AN EXTREME CLEAR CUTS CONTINUE
AROUND THE GLOBE TODAY.
BUT THAT PICTURE DOESN'T RING
TRUE HERE.
IN FACT, THIS FOREST WAS THE
FIRST SUSTAINABLY HARVESTED
FOREST IN ALL OF WISCONSIN.
NO CLEAR CUTS IN THESE
HARDWOODS, ONLY SELECTED TREES
ARE HARVESTED.
IT HAS BEEN THAT WAY HERE SINCE
1927.
THAT KIND OF CARE, THAT
STANDARD OF SUSTAINABLE
HARVEST, IS NOW THE RULE ON
MUCH OF THE STATE'S PUBLIC AND
PRIVATE LAND.
BUT THAT'S NOT THE PICTURE
PEOPLE SEE.
>> YOU CAN'T HELP BUT GO ON THE
WEBSITES AND SEE HOW YOU ARE
VIEWED.
YOU THINK YOU'RE GOING OUT
MAKING A LIVING FOR YOUR FAMILY
BUT THEN YOU GO HOME AND SEE,
POP UP AND YOU TUBE YOU CAN
START ON BAKING AND THEN IT
SHOWS US LIKE WE'RE KILLING
EVERYTHING AND TAKING A ROBBING
THE FOREST.
WE'RE NOT CLEAR-CUTING FOREST.
WE'RE GOING IN SELECTING
CERTAIN TREES TO BE HARVESTED
SO THEY CAN KEEP GROWING SO WE
CAN COME BACK IN HERE.
IT IS NOT SOMETHING THAT PEOPLE
ARE GOING AND BUTCHERING.
IT IS NOT WHAT THEY SEE IN
SOUTH AMERICA OR NOT WHAT
THEY'RE SEEING IN AFRICA WHERE
THEY ARE GOING IN AND TAKING,
TAKING, TAKING.
>> BECAUSE THEY LOG SUSTAINABLY
THIS FAMILY BUSINESS IN
WISCONSIN'S NORTH WOOD, ARE
THEY AT A COMPETITIVE
DISADVANTAGE IN A GLOBAL MARKET?
IN A MARKET FLOODED WITH
CHEAPER CLEAR-CUT TIMBER.
>> DOCKS ARE UNLOADING CHINESE
OR SOUTH AMERICAN WOOD.
THERE IS A NEED.
PEOPLE WANT THE CHEAP STUFF.
UNTIL PEOPLE FINALLY STOP AND
SAY WE'RE NOT DOING THIS, THIS
IS NOT GOOD FOR OUR WOODS AND
OUR ECONOMY.
>> ALL OF US USE WOOD PRODUCTS.
>> THEY HATE LOGGING BUT
EVERYTHING THEY HAVE.
THEIR WOOD FLOORS COME FROM THE
COMPANIES UP HERE.
THEY DON'T THINK ABOUT ANYTHING
THEY'RE WALKING ON.
CHAIRS, SOFAS, RECLINERS,
THEY'RE NOT MADE OF METAL,
THEY'RE MADE OF WOOD WRAPPED
WITH FABRIC.
THEIR PAPER, EVERYTHING THEY
WRITE ON WHEN THEY GO TO WORK,
THEIR FOLDERS, EVERYTHING THAT
THEY USE, PAPER CUPS.
>> WE USE WHAT THESE WOODS
PROVIDE AND MANAGED WELL, THESE
WOODS CAN CONTINUE TO PROVIDE.
>> IF WE WERE TO JUST GO IN
HERE HAPHAZARDLY AND START
CUTTING WE WOULDN'T HAVE
ANYTHING TO COME BACK TO.
>> I'M HOPING THAT IT'S HERE,
50 YEARS, 100 YEARS FROM NOW.
IF THEY MANAGE IT RIGHT IT WILL
BE.
I WOULD LOVE TO LIVE THE REST
OF MY LIFE IN THE WOODS.
>> I SEE MYSELF RETIRING AND MY
KIDS GOING INTO IT, SO ON AND
SO FORTH.
>> IT SEEMS NOT A WEEK GOES BY
WITHOUT ANOTHER PRODUCT RECALL,
WHETHER IT'S A CHILD'S TOY OR
YOUR FAVORITE FOOD.
JUST THIS WEEK A WISCONSIN
COMPANY RECALLED MORE THAN
95,000 POUNDS OF GROUND BEEF
BECAUSE OF POTENTIAL E-COLI
CONTAMINATION.
THERE IS NOW A CONCERTED EFFORT
TO ADD SOME MUSCLE TO THE
WATCHDOG AGENCY RESPONSIBLE FOR
THE NATION'S FOOD SUPPLY.
AS FREDERICA FREYBERG REPORTS,
WHILE WASHINGTON IS STILL
DECIDING WHETHER TO INCREASE
FUNDING FOR THE FOOD AND DRUG
ADMINISTRATION, SOME THINGS ARE
IN THE HANDS OF YOU, THE
CONSUMER.
>> PET FOOD CONTAINING TAINTED
INGREDIENTS FROM CHINA.
FRESH SPINACH CONTAMINATED WITH
A DEADLY STRAIN OF E-COLI.
EVEN TOOTHPASTE MADE IN CHINA
CONTAINING ANTIFREEZE.
THESE ARE JUST SOME OF THE MOST
RECENT EXAMPLES OF EVERYDAY
ITEMS IN THE AMERICAN
MARKETPLACE THAT HAVE CAUSED
ILLNESS AND DEATH.
>> WE HAVE A RIGHT TO EXPECT,
WITHOUT RESERVATION, THAT WE'RE
BUYING SAFE FOOD FOR OURSELVES
AND FOR OUR FAMILIES.
>> WISCONSIN SENATOR HERB KOHL
SAYS THE FDA HAS NOT BEEN DOING
ITS JOB ON FOOD SAFETY AND THAT
THE PUBLIC DESERVES BETTER.
>> THEY EXPECT AND THEY HAVE
EVERY RIGHT TO EXPECT THAT
THEIR GOVERNMENT IS HANDLING
THIS IN THEIR BEHALF.
>> SO AS CHAIRMAN OF THE SENATE
AG APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE
THERE IS NOW $48 MILLION TOWARD
FOOD SAFETY WITHIN THE FDA TO
INCLUDE 90 NEW INSPECTORS.
ADVOCACY GROUPS WORKING TO GET
MORE FUNDING FOR THE FDA WERE
SEEKING MORE THAN $300 MILLION
ADDITIONAL DOLLARS.
>> WE BELIEVE THAT THE AGENCY
HAS BEEN SO UNDER FUNDED THAT
THEIR NEEDS TO BE A MULTI-YEAR
EFFORT TO INCREASE THE AGENCY'S
FUNDING.
>> THIS ADVOCACY GROUP,
COALITION FOR A STRONGER FDA,
INCLUDES AS MEMBERS FORMER DHHS
SECRETARIES TOMMY THOMPSON AND
DONNA SHALALA BOTH PUSHING FOR
MORE FUNDING.
THE FDA IS NOT ALLOWED TO LOBBY
ON ITS OWN BEHALF.
>> WE ARE THANKFUL THERE ARE
GROUPS OUT THERE THAT RECOGNIZE
THE IMPORTANCE OF THE FDA AND
FOR HERB KOHL.
>> WHAT CAN THE AVERAGE
CONSUMER DO TO STAY SAFE?
FOR STARTERS, KNOW THAT FOOD
MANUFACTURERS, AT LEAST
DOMESTICALLY, HAVE EVERY
INCENTIVE TO KEEP THEIR FOOD
SAFE.
>> OR PEOPLE WON'T BUY IT FROM
YOU ANYMORE.
>> THIS PRIVATE TESTING LAB
DOES WORK FOR EVERYONE
INCLUDING THE LOCAL BUTCHER.
>> THEY HAVE TO DO CERTAIN
TESTINGS.
>> TO THE BIGGEST FOOD
MANUFACTURER.
>> THEY WOULD DO A LOT MORE
TESTING, THEY WOULD BE TESTING
EVERY DAY'S PRODUCTION.
THEY WOULD BE WAITING FOR
RELEASES FROM US TO SHIP THEIR
PRODUCTS TO DIFFERENT PLANTS.
>> AND FOOD MAKERS ARE TESTING
FOR ALL DIFFERENT PATHOGENS
FROM SALMONELLA, STAPH,
LISTERIA AND MUCH MORE.
WE WONDERED ABOUT THE FOODS WE
BUY AND EAT EVERY DAY SO WE
PAID THE LAB TO TEST SOME FRESH
ITEMS THAT MIGHT END UP IN THE
AVERAGE GROCERY CART.
WE BOUGHT GROUND BEEF, CHICKEN
BREASTS, GROUND TURKEY, BABY
CARROTS AND ROMAINE LETTUCE.
WE TESTED FOR E-COLI, LISTERIA
AND SALMONELLA.
THE RESULTS?
THE CARROTS, LETTUCE AND GROUND
BEEF WERE NEGATIVE FOR ANY OF
THE THINGS WE TESTED FOR.
THE CHICKEN BREAST HAD A NOT
VERY DANGEROUS FORM OF LISTERIA
AND THE GROUND TURKEY CAME BACK
POSITIVE FOR SALMONELLA.
OF COURSE, WE CAN'T ORDINARILY
TEST OUR OWN FOOD BUT EXPERTS
SAY WE SHOULD ASSUME THAT AT
LEAST SOME OF IT CARRIES
BACTERIA.
>> THERE IS A REALISTIC
POSSIBILITY THAT THERE WILL BE
ORGANISMS AND SOME MAY BE
HARMFUL.
SOME MAY NOT BE.
THAT THERE WILL BE BACTERIA IN
YOUR FOOD AND BEFORE YOU
CONSUME IT YOU WANT TO DESTROY
THOSE OFTEN BY COOKING.
>> UW FOOD SCIENCE PROFESSOR
SAYS TO COOK THE BACTERIA OUT
OF YOUR FOOD YOU SHOULD USE A
MEAT THERMOMETER AND HEAT
GROUND MEAT UNTIL IT'S AT LEAST
160 DEGREES INSIDE.
ANOTHER METHOD FOR CHICKEN IS
TO COOK UNTIL THE JUICES RUN
CLEAR.
BECAUSE GOVERNMENT REGULATORS
WILL NEVER BE ABLE TO TEST
EVERYTHING, SHE SAYS CONSUMERS
NEED TO DO THEIR PART.
>> JUST BE AWARE THAT SOME OF
THE RESPONSIBILITY DOES LIE
WITH US TO, YOU KNOW, WASH OUR
FRUITS AND VEGETABLES BEFORE WE
CONSUME THEM.
COOK THE MEAT THOROUGHLY TO
PREVENT THE CROSS CONTAMINATION
AND KEEP THINGS AT THE RIGHT
TEMPERATURE.
>> THERE ARE NO AND MORE VIR
LEANT STRAINS OF ORGISM THAN IN
THE PAST.
SHE ALSO SAYS THE OVERUSE OF
ANTI-BACTERIAL SOAPS IS MAKING
SOME ORGANISMS RESISTANT TO
ANTI-MICROBIAL AGENTS.
BUT HAVING SOME BACTERIA OR
PATHOGENS IN OUR FOOD IS
APPARENTLY THE TRADEOFF FOR THE
BOUNTY WE BEHOLD EVERY TIME WE
GO TO THE GROCERY STORE.
>> WE DON'T WANT OUR FOOD TO BE
STERILE.
WE COULD EAT NOTHING BUT FOOD
THAT IS CANNED, WHICH THAT
COMMERCIALLY CANNED FOOD IS
SOME OF THE MOST SAFE.
THAT MIGHT BE KIND OF BORING.
>> INGHAM AND OTHER SCIENTISTS
AGREE THAT GIVEN THE DIVERSITY
AND AVAILABILITY OF OUR FOOD
SUPPLY IT IS REMARKABLY SAFE.
FOOD SAFETY WATCH DOGS JUST
DON'T WANT TO SEE THAT RECORD
SLIP UNDER THE SHARP KNIVES OF
BUDGET REDUCTIONS WITHIN THE
FDA.
THE FUNDING INCREASE REQUESTED
BY SENATOR KOHL FOR FOOD SAFETY
WITHIN THE FDA HAS NOT YET
PASSED THE U.S. SENATE.
ACTION ON THAT PART OF THE AG
SPENDING BILL IS EXPECTED BY
CHRISTMAS.
RESEARCH INTO DETECTING TOXINS
IS NOT ONLY A CONCERN OF THE
FDA AND THE UW FOOD SCIENTISTS
IN FREDERICA'S REPORT, CHEMISTS
AND ENGINEERS ARE EXPLORING IN
TECHNOLOGIES TO DETECT
CONTAMINANTS FOR HOMELAND
SECURITY IMPLICATIONS.
THAT'S ONLY ONE POTENTIAL USE
FOR THE NEW USE OF
NANOTECHNOLOGY.
>> YOU'VE SEEN ADS FOR THE iPod
THAT LOOK LIKE THIS.
SURELY YOU'VE HEARD OF THE iPod
NANO.
MAYBE YOU THINK THIS IS WHAT
NANOTECHNOLOGY IS ALL ABOUT.
>> IT'S A LITTLE MISNAMED.
THEY'RE CAPITALIZING ON NANO.
THE PROPONENTS OF
NANOTECHNOLOGY SAY ITS
POTENTIAL IS GREATER THAN THIS
UNDERFED MUSIC BOX.
>> IT HAS BEEN PREDICTED BY A
NUMBER OF PEOPLE TO BE THE NEXT
INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION.
>> SOME PREDICT THE IMPACT WILL
BE LIKE THAT OF COMPUTERS OR
THE AUTOMOBILE.
NANOTECHNOLOGY ISN'T A SINGLE
PRODUCT SO MUCH AS A NEW WAY TO
MAKE PRODUCTS BY MANIPULATING
MOLECULES.
>> IF YOU LOOK AROUND YOU SEE
PLASTICS IN PRACTICALLY
EVERYTHING.
THE SAME THING WILL BE TRUE FOR
NANO.
>> IMPRESSIVE FOR SOMETHING YOU
CAN'T EVEN SEE.
TO START TO UNDERSTAND NANOTECH
YOU NEED TO GET DOWN TO THE
NANOTECH SCALE.
THE WORD NANOCOMES FROM THE
GREEK FOR DWARF.
AN OLYMPIC SIZE POOL IS 50
METERS LONG.
IF THE LENGTH MEASURED HERE IS
ONE METER A BILLION NANOMETERS
WOULD FIT FROM HERE TO THERE.
HOW SMALL IS THAT?
YOU'VE CERTAINLY HEARD WATER
CALLED HTO MEANING IT'S MADE OF
MOLECULES THAT ARE AN OXYGEN
ATOM BONDED WITH TWO HYDROGEN
ATOMS.
IMAGINE THESE ARE HYDROGEN
ATOMS.
LINE UP TEN OF THEM AND YOU
HAVE ABOUT ONE NANOMETER.
>> WE CAN START TO ACCESS NEW
PROPERTIES AND NEW BEHAVIORS OF
MATERIALS THAT WE WOULD NOT
HAVE NORMALLY SEEN AT THE MACRO
SCALE.
>> BY WORKING WITH MATERIALS AT
THEIR MOLECULAR LEVEL
NANOSCIENTISTS CAN COOK UP NEW
MATERIALS WITH SPECIAL
PROPERTIES LIKE MY PANTS.
MADE WITH NANOTECHS.
>> THAT'S A TEXTILE THAT HAS
BEEN TREATED WITH NANOFIBERS ON
ITS SERVICE.
WHAT THEY DO IS PREVENT OIL AND
WATER FROM EVER ACTUALLY
TOUCHING THE FABRIC ITSELF.
>> HOW DO SCIENTISTS WORK AT
THE NANOSCALE?
AS YOU WOULD GUESS, TO WORK IN
THE NANO WORLD YOU NEED A GOOD
MICROSCOPE.
PROBABLY ONE MORE POWERFUL THAN
THIS.
EVEN THE MOST POWERFUL OPTICAL
MICROSCOPE ISN'T BIG ENOUGH TO
SEE IT.
THIS ONE HAS A TINY PROBE THAT
RUNS ALONG THE SURFACE OF NANO
MATERIAL TO CREATE AN IMAGE
LIKE THE OLD RECORD PLAYER.
THE NEEDLE MOVES ALONG GROOVES
AND RECREATES THE RECORDED
SOUND.
THIS SCANNING ELECTRON MICRO
SCOPE BOMBARDS NANOMATERIAL
WITH ELECTRONS.
IT'S THE BEST WAY TO MEET
NANOBUCKY.
HE COULD EASILY DANCE ON THE
HEAD OF A PIN.
IN FACT, THERE IS ROOM FOR
ABOUT 9,000 NANOBUCKIES HERE.
TOO SMALL TO WEAR ON A T-SHIRT
BUT HE DEMONSTRATION SCIENTISTS
A BUILT TO CREATE THE MATERIAL
WITH PRECISION.
>> BUCKY BADGER BUT MADE OUT OF
CARBON NANOFIBERS.
THEY'RE CREATED BY HEATING A
METAL AND ADDING CARBON.
>> WE HAVE INDIVIDUAL CARBON
FIBERS THAT ARE EXTREMELY SMALL
AND ONE OF THE REASONS WHY
THESE ARE OF SUCH GREAT
INTEREST IS THAT THESE CARBON
BASED MATERIALS IN THIS FORM
HAVE VERY HIGH SURFACE AREA SO
THE AMOUNT OF ACTUAL AREA ON
THE OUTSIDE OF THE FIBERS IS
VERY LARGE.
>> THAT LARGE SURFACE AREA IN A
SMALL SPACE CREATES A VERY
EFFICIENT PLACE FOR CHEMICAL
REACTIONS TO OCCUR.
REACTIONS THAT CAN HELP DETECT
DANGEROUS CHEMICALS IN THE AIR.
>> WITH SEPTEMBER 11, THERE IS
TREMENDOUS INTEREST IN TRYING
TO DEVELOP VERY SMALL, VERY
PORTABLE KINDS OF BIOLOGICAL
AND CHEMICAL SENSORS.
>> IMAGINE I'M A MOLECULE
ATTACHED TO THIS CARBON
NANOFIBER SPECIALLY SELECTED
BECAUSE I'LL BOND WITH
HAZARDOUS MATERIAL IN THE AIR.
IF YOU'RE RUNNING AN ELECTRIC
CHARGE THROUGH THESE FIBERS
THIS SPEC OF MATERIAL WILL
CREATE RESISTANCE TELLING YOU A
HAZARD HAS BEEN DETECTED.
ANOTHER NANO SIZED MATERIAL IS
CALLED QUAUNT UM DOTS.
THEY MAY HAVE REMARKABLE
MEDICAL IMAGING APPLICATIONS.
A BETTER ANALOGY IS A TOOTSIE
POP.
IMAGINE THE CHOCOLATY CENTER IS
A MOLECULE OR TWO OF A CHEMICAL
THAT GLOWS IN THE RIGHT
CONDITIONS.
THE CANDY COATING A PROTECTIVE
LAYER THEN WRAP IT ALL WITH
MOLECULES THAT ATTACH TO CANCER
CELLS.
>> THERE WILL BE MANY MILLIONS
OF THESE QUANTUM DOTS IN HERE.
>> FLIP A SWITCH AND THE LIGHTS
SHOW WHERE THE CANCER IS WHEN
PUT IN YOUR BODY.
THE IDEA OF LUMINESCENT
CHEMICALS IN YOUR BODY MAY BE
UNAPPETIZING SO THANK GOODNESS
FOR THE PROTECTIVE COATING.
WHILE IT SOUNDS DANGEROUS THE
GREATER RISK OF NANOTECH MAY
NOT BE TO INDIVIDUAL PATIENTS
BUT TO THE ENVIRONMENT.
>> EVERY NEW TECHNOLOGY HAS
RISKS.
WE NEED TO UNDERSTAND THE
TOXICITY OF THESE MATERIALS.
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT OF THESE
MATERIALS BEFORE WE RELEASE
THEM INTO OUR WORLD.
>> SO NANOTECHNOLOGY RESEARCH
WILL CONTINUE HERE AT UW AND
AROUND THE WORLD.
IT HAS GREAT POTENTIAL BUT IT
MAY BE SOME TIME BEFORE IT HAS
US DANCING FOR JOY.
>> THIS PAST SUNDAY THE SCIENCE
JOURNAL NATURE NANOTECHNOLOGY
THAT POLLED THE PUBLIC AND
SCIENTISTS FOR THEIR CONCERNS.
SCIENTISTS NAMED POTENTIAL
POLLUTION AND HUMAN HEALTH
PROBLEMS AS THEIR TOP CONCERNS.
THE TOP CONCERNS ABOUT
NANOTECHNOLOGY FOR THE AMERICAN
PUBLIC, POTENTIAL LOSSES OF
U.S. JOBS AND PRIVACY DUE TO
TINY SURVEILLANCE DEVICES.
>> IF YOU'VE EVER WATCHED A
GAME OR CONCERT AT THE KOHL
CENTER IN MADISON YOU KNOW
THERE IS A LOT OF ACTION ON THE
FLOOR.
BUT BEFORE THE EVENT CAN BEGIN,
THERE IS A LOT OF OTHER ACTION
THAT HAS TO HAPPEN UP IN THE
RAFTERS.
THAT'S WHERE PEOPLE CALLED
RIGGERS HANG CABLE AND POSITION
EQUIPMENT 70 FEET ABOVE THE
FLOOR.
VIDEOGRAPHER WILL SALZMANN
CAPTURED THIS ACTIVITIES PRIOR
TO LAST YEAR'S UW-MADISON'S
VARSITY BAND SHOW.
**
>> FIVE DAYS WE TAKE IT ALL
DOWN AGAIN.
>> THAT'S OUR PROGRAM.
YOU WON'T FIND US ON THE AIR
NEXT WEEK.
WE'LL BE TAKING A BREAK WHILE
WISCONSIN PUBLIC TELEVISION
FEATURES SOME SPECIAL
PROGRAMMING.
BUT JOIN US FOR OUR NEXT
EPISODE IN TWO WEEKS ON
DECEMBER 13th.
THAT'S WHEN REPORTER ART
HACKETT TAKES US TO A
NORTHWOODS WILDLIFE
REHABILITATION CENTER.
>> EDUCATING AND ENTERTAINING
VISITORS IS PART OF THE
CENTER'S MISSION.
IT WAS FOUNDED TO CARE FOR
INJURED WILDLIFE AND IF
POSSIBLE RETURN THE CRITTERS TO
THEIR NATURAL HABITAT.
IT SOMETIMES CREATES ODD SCENES
SUCH AS PEOPLE LUGGING A WOODEN
CRATE TO THE SHORE OF A LAKE.
MARK IS THE CENTER'S WILDLIFE
REHABILITATEOR.
>> IT WAS HIT BY A CAR.
JUST HAD BRUISING AND SWELLING
ON ONE FOOT.
HIS RECOVERY WAS SHORT HERE AND
HERE FOR 2 1/2 WEEKS.
THAT WAS A NICE, EASY ONE.
>> YOU CAN SEE ART'S ENTIRE
REPORT WHEN WE'RE BACK IN TWO
WEEKS.
FOR NOW WE LEAVE YOU TO ENJOY
ANOTHER LOOK AT THE BEAUTIFUL
WILD RIVER LEGACY FOREST.
FOR "IN WISCONSIN," I'M PATTY
LOEW.
WE'LL SEE YOU SOON.
>> MAJOR FUNDING FOR "IN
WISCONSIN" IS PROVIDED BY THE
PEOPLE OF ALLIANT ENERGY, WHO
BRING SAFE, RELIABLE AND
ENVIRONMENTALLY FRIENDLY ENERGY
TO KEEP HOMES, NEIGHBORHOOD AND
LIFE IN WISCONSIN RUNNING
SMOOTHLY.
THE UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN
PAUL B. CARBONE COMPREHENSIVE
CANCER CENTER, PROVIDING CANCER
RESEARCH, EDUCATION AND
TREATMENT.
UW PAUL B. CARBONE
COMPREHENSIVE CANCER CENTER,
COMPREHENSIVE AS DESIGNATED BY
THE NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE.
INFORMATION AVAILABLE ON THE
WEB.
AND BY THE ANIMAL DENTAL CENTER
OF MILWAUKEE AND OSHKOSH.
A VETERINARY SPECIALIST WORKING
WITH PET OWNERS AND FAMILY
VETERINARIANS THROUGHOUT
WISCONSIN PROVIDING CARE FOR
ORIOLE DISEASE AN DENTAL
PROBLEMS OF SMALL COMPANION
ANIMALS.