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Bees to see if they have levels enough to worry about. were going to take aisopropyl. and put the bees in there. >> how many? >> thats probably good right there. pour it through this screen and then the alcohol goes through the filter paper. i dont see any mites. doesnt mean we dont have mites at all but certainly theyre not in heavy infestations. so thats good to know. >> but if its not the mites killing georges bees, what is? for centuries, farmers relied on wild poll ninators could feed a get...

Were going to take isopropyl. thats rubbing alcohol. you can go ahead and slide those bees in there. >> how many? >> thats probably good right there. pour it through this screen and then the alcohol goes through the filter paper. i dont see any mites. doesnt mean we dont have mites at all but certainly theyre not in heavy infestations. so thats good to know. >> but if its not the mites killing georges bees, what is? for centuries, farmers relied on wild pollinators could feed and getting a good ...

>> i know what your process was. you just swabbed it from the elbow down to the cuff, not having seen any blood, correct? >> correct. i first used the filter paper to rub it and test that for the possible presence ef of blood. that was negative on both sleeves. so i performed swabbing, dna testing and there was no dna foreign to trayvon martin on either of those. >> if its not blood and youre pretty sure its not blood, are you looking for skin cells or other source of dna perhaps the. >> yes any...

Rub a little of that material onto a small piece of filter paper and i apply a series of three chemicals. if get a pink color change at the end of that series, that would give me an indication that would be positive for the possible presence of blood. >> before we get into the heart of why youre here, i want to talk briefly about the significance of your findings. assuming you get dna results, i want to talk briefly about the population matters. let me ask you some of questions regarding that, i...

Violating livers and sampsons civil rights. kofoed pleaded not guilty to all charges, defiantly told reporters hed rather go to prison than resign, even passed the polygraph and was cleared in an internal sheriffs department investigation. so you wake up one morning and they say youre a criminal. >> well, it kind of was like that, but it was more of a long process. and i didnt do it. i just didnt. and it doesnt make any sense. >> narrator: kofoed blamed the stain on accidental contamination. som...

See you. >> here it is, 97 degrees in philadelphia and youre outside working. you dont have a choice, you have to be out there. how do you hydrate yourself properly to deal with 97 degrees plus humidity? >> two things. you have to drink water and you need electrolytes and you need salt and potassium. so, dont forget to keep eating. so what happens, traditionally, when youre outside and its very humid. you know, i grew up in washington, d.c., where i may, stupidly hot. the difference between here...

Dr. san yea gupta and i have split up. the two hunters we have been for the last few hours havent found any game. we came across this group of hunters who have several packs full of animals they caught. >> this monkey potentially is infected with retroviruses. >> virus hunter nathan wolf is concerned about what viruses these animals might carry, making their way into the human population touching off a pandemic. there are at least three viruses you know about in this particular monkey? >> this s...

Full of animals that theyve caught. >> this monkey is potentially is infected with retroviruses. >> nathan wolff is concerned about what unknown viruses these animals might carry, viruses that could make their way into the human population, touching off a pandemic. >> theres at least three viruses that you know about, which are in this particular monkey? >> this species, yeah, yeah. i mean, theres many, many more pathogens that are present in these animals. these individuals are at specific risk...

Have used to collect the animals blood. the blood will be tested for viruses, part of a program dr. wolf has spent years setting up. does it surprise you they are all carrying the filter paper you have been teaching them about? >> from our per spebtive it is a good indication. >> this is from this animal. these individuals, every person who has a filter paper has at least been through our basic health education about the risks associated with these activities which from our perspective gives the...

Animals theyve caught. >> this money is potentially infected with retroviruses. but virus hunter, dr. nathan wolf, is concerned about what unknown viruses these animals might carry, viruses that could make their way into the human population, touching off a pandemic. >> there is at least three viruses that you know about which are in this particular monkey? >> this species, yeah. and theres many, many more pathogens that are present in these animals. these individuals are at specific risk, parti...