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Viral outbreak [videorecording] : the science of emerging disease / by Ashby, Wally.drt; DeRisi, Joseph L.; Harris, Eva.; Liu, Dennis W. C.pro(CARDINAL)327036; Sutherland, Ann DeStefano.pro; Howard Hughes Medical Institute.(CARDINAL)274867; Sutherland Media Productions.(CARDINAL)332483;
Lectures presented by Dr. Joseph L. DeRisi and Dr. Eva Harris.Recorded at the Howard Hughes Medical Institute, December 2010.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?DVD.System requirements for CD-ROM: Windows: XP, VIsta or 7, Pentium IV or AMD Athlon, 1 GB RAM, open GL driver, 600 MB disk space, 800x600 display resolution ; Apple MAC: Mac OS X 10.5.8, 10.6.5 or newer, PPC or Intel processor, 1 GB RAM, 400 MB disk space, 800x600 display resolution, ATI or NVIDIA graphics recommended.
Subjects: Filmed lectures.; Nonfiction films.; Science films.; Communicable diseases; Dengue; Diseases; Virology; Communicable Diseases, Emerging; Dengue; Insect Vectors; SARS Virus; Virology; Virology; Virology;
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Viral outbreak [videorecording] : the science of emerging disease / by Ashby, Wally.; DeRisi, Joseph L.; Harris, Eva,1965-; Liu, Dennis W. C.(CARDINAL)327036; Sutherland, Ann DeStefano.; Howard Hughes Medical Institute.(CARDINAL)274867; Sutherland Media Productions.(CARDINAL)332483;
Director, Wally Ashby ; producers, Ann DeStefano Sutherland, Dennis W.C. Liu.Lectures presented by Dr. Joseph L. DeRisi and Dr. Eva Harris.Recorded at the Howard Hughes Medical Institute, December 2010.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?DVD.System requirements for CD-ROM: Windows: XP, VIsta or 7, Pentium IV or AMD Athlon, 1 GB RAM, open GL driver, 600 MB disk space, 800x600 display resolution ; Apple MAC: Mac OS X 10.5.8, 10.6.5 or newer, PPC or Intel processor, 1 GB RAM, 400 MB disk space, 800x600 display resolution, ATI or NVIDIA graphics recommended.
Subjects: Filmed lectures.; Nonfiction films.; Science films.; Communicable diseases; Dengue; Diseases; Virology; Communicable Diseases, Emerging; Dengue; Disease Outbreaks.; Insect Vectors; SARS Virus; Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome;
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Insect molecular genetics : an introduction to principles and applications / by Hoy, Marjorie A.(CARDINAL)854169;
Includes bibliographical references and index.Ch. 1. DNA and Gene Structure -- Ch. 2. DNA Replication, Mutations, and Recombination -- Ch. 3. Transcription, Translation, and Regulation of Eukaryotic DNA -- Ch. 4. Chromosomal and Extrachromosomal Organization of DNA in Insects -- Ch. 5. Genes, Genome Organization, and Development in Insects -- Ch. 6. Some Basic Tools: How to Cut, Paste, Copy, Measure, and Visualize DNA -- Ch. 7. Cloning and Expression Vectors, Libraries, and Their Screening -- Ch. 8. DNA Sequencing and Genome Analysis -- Ch. 9. DNA Amplification by the Polymerase Chain Reaction: Molecular Biology Made Accessible -- Ch. 10. P Elements and P-Element Vectors for Transforming Drosophila -- Ch. 11. Sex Determination in Insects -- Ch. 12. Molecular Genetics of Insect Behavior -- Ch. 13. Insect Molecular Systematics and Evolution -- Ch. 14. Insect Population Ecology and Molecular Genetics -- Ch. 15. Transgenic Pest and Beneficial Arthropods for Pest Management Programs -- Appendix I: Time Line of Events in Genetics, Molecular Biology, and Insect Molecular Genetics.
Subjects: Insects;
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The bug hunter / by Davenport, Ken.;
"You have an appointment in Samarra. "This cryptic message, a parable that reaches back in time to the Babylonian Talmud, sets in motion a complex terror plot where rogue scientists have turned nature itself into a devastating weapon.Within months of the message being received, a virulent toxin is killing people up and down the Eastern seaboard of the United States. What was initially believed to be food poisoning turns out to be a terrorist attack using genetically modified insects to poison the American food supply.For Gabriel Marx, news of the poisoning is eerily familiar. A Marine Corps veteran and trained viticulturist, Gabriel is now working as a vintner at Landmark Estates Winery in California, but was once part of a secret CIA effort to use insect vectors to destroy the Afghan Taliban's poppy industry. He's long feared that genetically synthesized toxins delivered by insects could be used as a terror weapon.One day a stream of black SUVs carrying the Secretary of Homeland Security shows up at the vineyard, and Gabriel is recruited to help the government respond to the attack. He is drawn into a complex web of rogue scientists with links to ISIS and Chechen terrorists, and discovers that an even more devastating attack is imminent.In his follow up novel to his acclaimed alt-history THE TWO GATES, Ken Davenport has delivered a gripping story that merges cutting-edge synthetic biology with global politics and international terrorism. In the spirit of Michael Crichton and Daniel Silva, THE BUG HUNTER is both thriller and cautionary tale of how advances in technology can be used to turn nature itself into a devastating weapon.
Subjects: Fiction.; Technothrillers.; Genetic engineering;
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Mosquito : The Story of Man's Deadliest Foe / by Spielman, A.(Andrew);
Subjects: Mosquitoes.; Mosquitoes as carriers of disease.;
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Mosquito : a natural history of our most persistent and deadly foe / by Spielman, A.(Andrew)(CARDINAL)375360; D'Antonio, Michael,1955-;
Subjects: Mosquitoes.; Mosquitoes as carriers of disease.;
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Six-legged soldiers : using insects as weapons of war / by Lockwood, Jeffrey Alan,1960-(CARDINAL)780755;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 315-360) and index.PART 1. STINGING DEFEATS AND VENOMOUS VICTORIES: 1. Bee bombs and wasp warheads ; 2. Toxic tactics and terrors ; 3. Insects as tools of torture -- PART 2. VECTORS OF DEATH: 4. Horseshoes and hand grenades ; 5. The victories of the vectors ; 6. A most uncivil war ; 7. All's lousy on the Eastern Front -- PART 3. BRINGING FEVER AND FAMINE TO A WORLD AT WAR: 8. A momentous metamorphosis ; 9. Entomological evil ; 10. Japan's fleas and flies ; 11. Japan's pleas and lies ; 12. Beetle bombs ; 13. Waking the slumbering giants -- PART 4. COLD-BLOODED FIGHTERS OF THE COLD WAR: 14. Korea's hailstorms of hexapods ; 15. A swam of accusations ; 16. An imaginary menagerie? ; 18. Yankee (and Vietnamese) ingenuity ; 19. Cuban missiles vs. American arthropods ; 20. A tiny terrorist in Castro's crops -- PART 5. THE FUTURE OF ENTOMOLOGICAL WARFARE: 21. Medflies, fruits, and nuts ; 22. Fear on the farm ; 23. Wimpy warmups and real deals ; 24. Six-legged guardian angels ; 25. Insect cyborgs and roboflies ; 26. "Vigilant and ready"?
Subjects: Agroterrorism; Biological warfare.; Insects as carriers of disease.;
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The silken thread : five insects and their impacts on human history / by Wiedenmann, Robert N.,Author(DLC)n 89200257 ; Fisher, J. Ray,1981-Author(DLC)no2022005356;
Includes bibliographical references (page 247-258) and index."Insects are seldom mentioned in history texts, yet they significantly shaped human history. The Silken Thread: Five Insects and Their Impacts on History tells the stories of just five insects, tied together by a thread originating in the Silk Roads of Asia, and how they have impacted our world. Silkworms have been farmed to produce silk for millennia, creating a history of empires and cultural exchanges; Silk Roads connected East to West, generating trade centers and transferring ideas, philosophies, and religions. The western honey bee feeds countless people, and their crop pollination is worth billions of dollars. Fleas and lice carried bacteria that caused three major plague pandemics, moved along the Silk Roads from Central Asia. Bacteria carried by insects left their ancient clues as DNA embedded in victims' teeth. Lice caused outbreaks of typhus, especially in crowded conditions such as prisons and concentration camps. Typhus aggravated the effects of the Irish potato famine, and Irish refugees took typhus to North America. Yellow fever was transported to the Americas via the trans-Atlantic slave trade, taking and devaluing the lives of millions of Africans. Slaves were brought to the Americas to reduce labor costs in the cultivation of sugarcane, which was itself transported from south Asia along the Silk Roads. Yellow fever caused panic in the United States in the 1700s and 1800s as the virus and its mosquito vector migrated from the Caribbean. Constructing the Panama Canal required defeating mosquitoes that transmitted yellow fever. The silken thread runs through and ties together these five insects and their impacts on history"--.
Subjects: Insects; Silkworms; Insect pests; Insects as carriers of disease; Insects as carriers of plant disease;
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Great discoveries in medicine / by Bynum, Helen.(CARDINAL)542380; Bynum, W. F.(William F.),1943-(CARDINAL)518947; Bynum, William.(CARDINAL)516822;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 295-300) and index.No. 1 Discovering The Body : 01.Egyptian Medicine -- Art, archaeology, papyri & human remains -- 02.Chinese Medicine -- Understanding the whole -- 03.Medicine in India -- Ayurveda in context -- 04.Humours & Pneumas -- The Hippocratic tradition -- 05.Islamic Medicine -- Transmission & innovation -- 06.Dissecting the Body -- Laying bare the flesh -- 07.Pathological Anatomy -- Cutting the corpse -- 08.Cell Theory -- Units of life -- 09.Neuron Theory -- The last cellular frontier -- 10.Molecules -- The chemistry of life -- No. 2 Understanding Health & Disease -- 11.Circulation -- What goes round comes round -- 12.Bedlam & Beyond -- Confining the mad -- 13.The Milieu Interieur -- The importance of equilibrium -- 14.Germs -- The greatest medical discovery? -- 15.Parasites & Vectors -- Insects & disease -- 16.Psychoanalysis & Psychotherapy -- The talking cures -- 17.Hormones -- Chemical messengers -- 18.Immunology -- The body's defences -- 19.The Genetic Revolution -- From genes to genome -- 20.The Evolution of Cancer -- Hijacking the body -- 21.Complementary Medicine -- Curing through natureNo. 3 Tools Of The Trade -- 22.The Stethoscope -- Listening in -- 23.The Microscope -- Discovering new worlds -- 24.The Hypodermic Syringe -- Getting under the skin -- 25.The Thermometer -- 'M̀easure is medicine' -- 26.X-rays & Radiotherapy -- Invisible light illuminates the body -- 27.The Sphygmomanometer -- Feeling the pressure -- 28.Defibrillators -- Rescuing the dying -- 29.Lasers -- Light amplification by stimulated emission of radiation -- 30.The Endoscope -- Seeing round corners -- 31. Imaging the Body -- Beyond the X-ray -- 32. The Incubator -- Re-inventing the womb -- 33. Medical Robots -- A helping hand -- 34. Plague -- Death on the grand scale -- 35. Typhus -- Preying on the weak -- 36.Cholera -- The deadliest diarrhoea -- 37.Puerperal Fever -- Killer of mothers -- 38.Tuberculosis -- Spitting blood -- 39.Influenza A -- A mutating virus -- 40. Smallpox -- Eradicating a disease -- 41.Polio -- The summer plague -- 42.HIV -- A start reminderNo. 5 'À Pill For Every Ill' -- 43.Opium -- Pleasure & pain -- 44.Quinine -- The bark against the bite -- 45.Digitalis -- Tonic for the heart -- 46.Penicillin -- The healing mould -- 47.The Pill -- A woman's choice -- 48.Drugs for the Mind -- Treating mental suffering -- 49.Ventolin -- Breathing easier -- 50.Beta-Blockers -- Designer drugs -- 51.Statins -- Lowering cholesterol -- No. 6 Surgical Breakthroughs -- 52.Pare & Wounds -- Innovation on the battlefield -- 53.Anaesthesia -- Revolutionizing surgery -- 54.Antisepsis & Asepsis -- Clean surgery -- 55.Blood Transfusion -- The gift relationship -- 56.Neurosurgery -- The approach to the brain -- 57.Cataract Surgery -- Restoring lost sight -- 58.Caesarean Section -- F̀rom His Mother's womb/Untimely ripped' -- 59.Cardiac Surgery -- Pushing the limits -- 60.Transplant Surgery -- Diseases & organs, self & non-self -- 61.Hip Replacement -- New for old -- 62.Keyhole Surgery -- Through the looking glassNo. 7 Medical Triumphs -- 63.Vaccines -- Preventing disease -- 64.Vitamins -- Accessory food factors -- 65.Insulin -- 'À force of magical activity' -- 66.Dialysis -- The artificial kidney -- 67.Smoking & Health -- Lifestyle & medicine -- 68.Assisted Reproduction -- IVF & embryo transfer -- 69.The Pap Smear & Human Papilloma Virus -- A preventable cancer -- 70.Helicobacter Pylori & Peptic Ulcer -- Bacteria in an unexpected place."An unrivaled account of turning points and breakthroughs in medical knowledge and practice from ancient Egypt, India and China to the latest technology"--P. [4] of jacket.AdultAdult
Subjects: Medical sciences; Medicine;
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Bitten! : mosquitoes infect New York / by Shea, John,1966-author.;
Outbreak! : a mystery illness strikes in New York City -- Outbreak central -- Search for the vector : scientists investigate a mysterious virus, meanwhile, a killer is on the loose -- Meet the mosquito -- The missing link : is there a link between the sick people and the dead birds? -- West Nile Virus: fact versus fiction -- Coast to coast : is there any way to stop West Nile virus? -- Close-up on the Culex."Book introduces the reader to mosquitoes"--Ages 8-10.Grades 4-6.820L
Subjects: Insects as carriers of disease; Mosquitoes as carriers of disease; West Nile virus;
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