00000cgc a22000003a 4500 UP-99796217611405958 Buklod 20140916103533.0 a r |||| u| ta 140916s2010 xx d||| | || || (iLib)UPD-00227808800 OhioLink NIMBBlibrary eng QL 99 E97 2010 Exploring biodiversity [videorecording] the search for new medicines Howard Hughes Medical Institute ; lecturers, Bonnie L. Bassler and Baldomero M. Olivera. Biodiversity. Version 1.1. Chevy Chase, Md. Howard Hughes Medical Institute 2010 2 videodiscs (ca. 4 hrs.) sd., col. 4 3/4 in. Howard Hughes Medical Institute holiday lectures on science, December 2009. Disc 1. From venoms to drugs / Baldomero M. Olivera -- Shedding light on an invisible world / Bonnie L. Bassler -- Biodiversity at a snail's pace / Baldomero M. Olivera -- Eavesdropping on tiny conspiracies / Bonnie L. Bassler -- Disc 2. Interviews ; Discussions. Two leading biologists discuss their paths of medical discovery based on a deeper understanding of biodiversity. Bonnie L. Bassler examines the molecular mechanisms that bacteria use to communicate with one another. Baldomero Olivera conducts research using the venomous predatory cone snail which has led to a better understanding of ion channels and identification of several therapeutic drug candidates. Zoology, Medical. Drugs -- Research. Pharmacology. Biodiversity. Bonnie L. Bassler, lecturer. Baldomero M. Olivera, lecturer. Howard Hughes Medical Institute. NIMBBlibrary FO UPD DIMBB QL 99 E97 2010 Visual Material