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Koch, Falynn

Summary: In gloriously gross detail, you'll meet dangerous microscopic invaders like protozoa, fungi, viruses, and foreign bacteria - then see how our bodies work to fight back and defend us against future infections. We get to know the critters behind history's worst diseases. We delve into the biology and mechanisms of infections, diseases, and immunity, and also the incredible effect that technology...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: First Second Books 2017

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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 579 KOC

Summary: Viewers experience events that unfold too slowly for human perception. They see the beauty, drama, and even humor of phenomena that occur in the flash of a microsecond.

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: Virgil Films 2015

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1 available in E-TV DVDs, Call number: DVD + BLU-RAY E-TV MYS

Summary: Drawing on documentary and archival footage, 3-D and 2-D animations, and high-tech imaging, this program investigates a variety of virological topics: the nature of pandemics as illustrated by the SARS outbreak in China; genetic sequencing of Spanish influenza from exhumed tissue of a century-old corpse; how animal viruses jump the species barrier; the dissection of live viruses in a biosafety...

Format: software, multimedia

Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2008

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Summary: From SARS to the swine flu, viruses that threaten the developed world seem to be growing in ranks. Even as medical science rises to the challenge, our knowledge of viruses is filled with troubling gaps and bewildering realities. Starting on the virus front lines-the rainforests of central Africa-this program unlocks the truth about nature's greatest terror weapons. Viewers learn why HIV is such...

Format: software, multimedia

Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2010

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Spilsbury, Louise.

Summary: Look closely at a pond and discover a world of inhabitants! A close look at this microhabitat reveals an unbelievable variety of organisms. Vibrant photographs and detailed illustrations combine to make these books informative and engaging. A visual table of contents helps readers navigate the text, and informative labels make the photographs valuable sources of information.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Capstone Heinemann Library 2013

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Summary: In an escalating war between humans and microbes, catastrophic disease may have the edge. This program studies the ubiquitous threat posed by super viruses and describes scientific efforts to prepare for viral disease epidemics. Documenting the World Health Organization's response to the 2005 Angolan Marburg virus outbreak, the program examines strengths and weaknesses in the WHO...

Format: software, multimedia

Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2006

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Summary: This engaging program delves into the microscopic milieu that overlays life as human beings know it, illustrating the complex relationship between the microscopic and macroscopic worlds as the human host, with its billions of microbial allies and antagonists, journeys from the birth canal to the decomposition that follows death. Spectacular 3-D computer animation, case study footage, and expert...

Format: software, multimedia

Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2005

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Brosnan, Katie

Summary: Within our bodies hides an entire world of organisms called microbes. They digest our food and protect our immune systems, and without them, we would die. Through Katie Brosnan's personable illustrations, we follow the digestive process from the moment the food enters our mouths to the moment the waste leaves our bodies. Along the way we are introduced to a variety of microbes - good and bad -...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Cicada Books 2019

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Davies, Nicola

Summary: Looks at all the different microbes that inhabit the Earth and examines the varied jobs they do.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Candlewick Pr 2014

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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 579 DAV

Eamer, Claire

Summary: Introduces six of the most common critters that live in and on the human body, describing how they impact health and what research is being done on how to use microbes to make people healthier.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Kids Can Press 2016

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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 579 EAM

Jenkins, Steve

Summary: "Explores the menagerie of tiny and unusual creatures found in our lawns and gardens, our food, our beds, our clothes, and even our eyelashes"--

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt 2020

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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 579 JEN

Kay, Edward

Summary: In this meticulously researched exploration of the science and history of germs, an award-winning comedy writer blends a ton of solid information with humor, cool fun facts and disgusting details to make learning fun.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Kids Can Press 2021

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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 579.3 KAY

Barton, Bethany

Summary: Entertaining, eye-opening and educational, this deep dive into the microscopic world of germs discusses the microbes in and on our bodies that help us survive, the ones that don't and everything in between.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Viking 2023

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Spicer Rice, Eleanor

Summary: "Did you know that you're surrounded by microbes? They're on your body, in your body, and on every body! In fact, only about half of our bodies' cells are human cells--the rest are microbes. From the ways they help us digest our food to the ways they control critters and creatures (zombie flies, anyone?), microbes form an unseen jungle around us. Complete with zany, gross facts, hilarious and...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: MIT Kids Press, an imprint of Candlewick Press 2023

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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 579 SPI

Summary: Free radicals are an important weapon in the immune system, but they can also cause chemical reactions that lead to damage of fatty acids, DNA mutation, and protein destruction. This program examines how the most important radicals are created, and how they work. The relationship between chain reactions of radicals within the body and conditions such as arteriosclerosis is examined. How the...

Format: software, multimedia

Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2006

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Summary: From hydras to humans, every organism on Earth can trace its ancestry back to the first primitive cell. Will biotechnology one day create a cell outside of that family tree? This program looks at 21st-century genetic science and its search for the secret of life's creation. Background information highlights the Oparin-Haldane Hypothesis and its vision of a prebiotic soup as well as Stanley...

Format: software, multimedia

Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2010

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Summary: Cells are, in a sense, just tiny bags of chemicals-so what "instructs" them to divide and function? This program shows how biologists addressed the question during the 19th and 20th centuries. Starting with Friedrich Miescher's discovery of nuclein, or DNA, the film examines Theodor Boveri's work with sea urchins, which clarified the role of chromosomes, as well as Thomas Hunt Morgan's study of...

Format: software, multimedia

Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2010

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Summary: Proteins, the essential biochemical foundation of the cell, fulfill a variety of tasks within the human body. This program provides insights into their structure and several of their functions, including their role in catalytic biochemical reaction and reproduction. How proteins recognize the "packaging" of smaller molecules is explored. Using a photosynthetic protein-a proton pump-as an...

Format: software, multimedia

Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2006

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Summary: Viruses are the simplest forms of life-so primitive in biological terms that for some years the scientific community debated whether they should even be regarded as living organisms. This program examines how viruses, though incapable of reproducing outside of living cells, have developed refined strategies for reconfiguring the host organism into one that serves exclusively as a virus breeder....

Format: software, multimedia

Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2005

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Summary: This program presents the human body as a complex ecosystem of bacteria, then examines each portion of the body, which bacteria live there, and why. The three major bacterial groups-sphere-shaped cocci, rods, and helical spirochetes and spirilla-are examined. Their behavior when interacting within the body is explored. The life and death of obligate aerobes, facultative anaerobes, and obligate...

Format: software, multimedia

Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2005

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Summary: Open your students' eyes to the hidden worlds of monerans, protists, and fungi with Microorganisms. After watching this video, they'll be able to explain exactly what a microbe is, identify each general type of microorganism by its characteristics and functions, and describe the hazards and benefits of microbes. Microorganisms may live at the root of the evolutionary tree, but they've been...

Format: software, multimedia

Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2005

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Summary: One day, microbes will eliminate our dirt and garbage, filter our exhaust systems, and help make self-cleaning clothing possible. This program takes viewers on a global journey-from the U.S. to Iceland, Sweden, India, China, Senegal, and Australia-to meet the world's leading specialists in bacteriology and discover the incredible abilities of the microscopic life-forms they study. Employing...

Format: software, multimedia

Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2008

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Summary: It was a businessman, not a trained scientist, who first gained entry to the cryptic world of cells. This program relates the early history of microbiology and genetics, beginning with the story of Antonie van Leeuwenhoek, a 17th-century Dutch textile merchant with a talent for making microscopes. Moving from van Leeuwenhoek's discovery of "animalcules" to Robert Hooke's cork studies and...

Format: software, multimedia

Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2010

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Summary: This program shows the various types of gene reproduction and examines the gene responsible for blood clotting. The production of coded proteins is clearly demonstrated. The processes of gel filtration, protein sequence analysis, isolation of mRNA, DNA synthesis and reproduction, production and screening of a DNA bank, and hybridization, along with other demonstrations, are re-created through...

Format: software, multimedia

Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2005

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