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Microbiology Videos - UNSEEN
LIFE ON EARTH |
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Enjoy while you learn !
FOR THE DURATION OF THE COURSE, THE VIDEOS ARE AVAILABLE IN THE LIBRARY
AT THE BOTANICAL GARDEN WHERE THEY MAY BE VIEWED INDIVIDUALLY DURING LIBRARY
OPENING HOURS.
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"Unseen Life on Earth" is an introduction to microbiology
which gives biology students a unique opportunity to dynamically
learn complex topics and enhance their understanding of the microbial
world. The series is designed for students who have had introductory
biology and chemistry coursework. The background information to
the individual programs in the series may be found in the currently
used microbiology textbooks (BBOM)
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(9th & 10th ed.) and we are making reference
to particular videos in the course program. The video series consists
of 12 half-hour programs that cover various aspects of microbiology.
They contain much more information than we will cover during the
lectures; and they might stimulate you to become informed about
the many facets of the most exciting fields of microbiology.
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contents of the 12 series are: |
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| MICROBIAL
CELL BIOLOGY |
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The Microbial Universe An
overview of the world of microorganisms; how a group of scientists identified
a previously unknown microbe; basic laboratory techniques and microbial
genetic codes. |
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The Unity of Living Systems Similiarities
among prokaryotic and eukaryotic organisms; diverse patterns of cell assembly;
the relationship of cell types to non-cell entities such as viruses. |
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Metabolism Production
of energy and transformation of the environment by microbial metabolism;
construction and use of molecules by microorganisms. |
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| MICROBIAL
GENETICS |
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Reading the Code of Life The
central role of DNA in carrying and replicating information; mutations;
microbial regulation of genetic products to conserve energy and adapt to
new environments. |
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Genetic Transfer Genetic
diversity through horizontal gene transfer; conjugation, transformation
and transduction; exploitation of these processes through recombinant DNA. |
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| MICROBIAL
EVOLUTION AND DIVERSITY |
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Microbial Evolution New
theories of evolution and the relationships among organisms; development
of genetic techniques using molecular sequences to trace phylogenetic relationships
of microbial life. |
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Microbial Diversity Relationships
between bacteria, archaea, and eukaryote branches of life; impact of diversity
in natural habitats and the laboratory. |
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| MICROORGANISMS
IN THE ENVIRONMENT |
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Microbial Ecology Microorganisms
as processors of oxygen, nutrients and waste; important environments dominated
by microbes; the essential role of microbes in human life. |
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Microbial Control Controlling
microbes in special situations, e.g., food safety and hospitals; strategies
used in microbial control. |
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| MICROORGANISMS
AND HUMAN LIFE |
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Microbial Interactions Symbiotic
relationships among microbes; relationships between microbes and higher
organisms. |
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Human Defenses Strategies
used by invading microbial pathogens; exploration of the coordinated human
defense system through visual analogy, animation and examples of specific
diseases. |
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Microbes and Human Diseases Microbial
and human encounters that result in disease; factors in disease outbreaks;
current efforts to track infectious diseases and control disease worldwide.
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