| Main Title |
Exploring biodiversity : the search for new medicines / |
| Other Authors |
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| Publisher |
Howard Hughes Medical Institute, |
| Year Published |
2010 |
| OCLC Number |
671639474 |
| Subjects |
Zoology, Medical ;
Drugs--Research ;
Pharmacology ;
Biodiversity
|
| Holdings |
| Library |
Call Number |
Additional Info |
Location |
Last
Modified |
Checkout
Status |
| 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. |
| Notes |
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. |
| Place Published |
Chevy Chase, Md. |
| Access Notes |
DVD. |
| Corporate Au Added Ent |
Howard Hughes Medical Institute. |
| Title Ser Add Ent |
Holiday lectures on science ; 2009. |
| Alternate Title |
Search for new medicines |
| PUB Date Free Form |
c2010 |
| Series Title Untraced |
Holiday lectures on science ; 2009 |
| BIB Level |
m |
| Medium |
videorecording |
| Cataloging Source |
OCLC/T |
| OCLC Time Stamp |
20120511110212 |
| Language |
eng |
| Origin |
OCLC |
| Type |
CAT |
| OCLC Rec Leader |
02221cgm 2200421Ia 45020 |
