Exploring biodiversity the search for new medicines

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 ha...

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Author: Howard Hughes Medical Institute
Other Authors: Bonnie L. Bassler, lecturer, Baldomero M. Olivera, lecturer
Resource Type: Visual Material
Language:English
Published: Chevy Chase, Md. Howard Hughes Medical Institute 2010
Edition:Version 1.1.
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Table of Contents:
  • 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.