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Main Title Exploring biodiversity : the search for new medicines /
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Bassler, Bonnie L.
Olivera, Baldomero M.
Publisher Howard Hughes Medical Institute,
Year Published 2010
OCLC Number 671639474
Subjects Zoology, Medical ; Drugs--Research ; Pharmacology ; Biodiversity
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ELBM  QL99.E97 2010 AWBERC Library/Cincinnati,OH 05/14/2012
Edition Version 1.1.
Collation 2 videodiscs (approximately 4 hr.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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Recorded at the Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Dec. 2009. Includes video clips and animations. Special features: Brief talks on biodiversity by E.O. Wilson and Eric Chivian ; Bioluminescence ; Sorting seashells QS experiment ; Maritime culture of the Philippines ; Cone snails, versatile hunters ; NOVA scienceNOW feature on Bonnie Bassler.
Contents Notes
Two leading biologists discuss their paths of medical discovery based on a deeper understanding of biodiversity. Bonnie L. Bassler examines the molecular mechanisms that bacteria use to communicate with one another. Baldomero Olivera conducts research using the venomous predatory cone snail which has led to a better understanding of ion channels and identification of several therapeutic drug candidates. disc 1. From venoms to drugs / Baldomero M. Olivera. Shedding light on an invisible world / Bonnie L. Bassler. Biodiversity at a snail's pace / Baldomero M. Olivera. Eavesdropping on tiny conspiracies / Bonnie L. Bassler -- disc 2. Interviews ; Discussions.