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Title:

Unseen life on Earth. [videorecording] : an introduction to microbiology. / produced and directed by Jessica Martin. An Oregon Public Broadcasting production in association with Baker & Simon Associates for the Annenberg/CPB Project.

Format:

[videorecording] :

Publisher:

Annenberg/CPB Project,

Copyright Date:

c1999

Description:

3 videodiscs (120 min. each) in 1 container : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.

Subject:

Microorganisms.
Microbiology.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.

Other Authors:

Leinfelder, Jim.
Brunelle, Lynn.
Booth, John A.
Oregon Public Broadcasting.
Baker & Simon Associates.
Annenberg/CPB Project.

Other Titles:

Annenberg/CPB collection.

Notes:

Host/narrator: Jim Leinfelder. "The Annenberg/CPB collection."

Contents:

Disc 1. The microbial universe -- The Unity of living systems -- Metabolism -- Reading the Code of Life -- DISC 2. Genetic transfer -- Microbial evolution -- Microbial diversity -- Microbial ecology -- DISC 3. Microbial control -- Microbial interactions -- Human defenses -- Microbes and human diseases.

Summary:

Explores the vast biotechnological potential micro-organisms hold and discusses their importance in everything from medicine to environmental issues to global politics. Features new techniques in microscopy and computer-generated imagery.

ISBN:

9781576807897
1576807894

Locations:

UNUX074 -- University of Northern Iowa - Rod Library (Cedar Falls)