| Description |
2 videodiscs (240 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 CD-ROM (4 3/4 in.). |
| Series |
Holiday lectures on science 423939
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| Note |
For list of lecture chapters go to www.biointeractive.org/dvd. |
| Contents |
Disc 1: lecture and special features, version 1.0 -- Disc 2: special features, interviews, and discussion, version 1.0 -- Disc 3: Chimera molecular visualization CD-ROM, version 1.0. |
| Event |
Recorded at the Howard Hughes Medical Institute, December 2010. |
| Summary |
Infectious diseases are a serious threat to world health. They are particularly devastating in tropical countries where infectious agents thrive and where healthcare resources are stretched thin. The warming trend in the global climate, coupled with increased international travel, has resulted in infectious outbreaks that spread more rapidly and that now affect regions with more temperate climates, including the United States. Many diseases that had been contained, such as dengue fever, have re-emerged as global health threats. How can scientific research help us detect and fight potential epidemics? |
| System Details |
DVD. |
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System requirements for CD-ROM. Microsoft Windows: Windows XP/Vista/7, Pentium IV or AMD processor, 1GB RAM, 600 MB disk space, 800x600 display resolutions. Apple MAC OS X: Mac OS X 10.5.8 or newer, PPC or Intel processor, 1 GB RAM, 400 MB disk space, 800x600 display resolution, ATI or NVIDIA graphics ecommended. |
| Subject |
Communicable diseases -- Reasearch.
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Diseases -- Research. 423941
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Virus diseases -- Research. 423942
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| Added Author |
DeRisi, Joseph L. 423943
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Harris, Eva 423944
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Howard Hughes Medical Institute. 423938
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| Other Title |
Science of emerging disease |
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