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Viral Outbreak: The Science of Emerging Disease (2010)

Subject

Biology; Medical sciences

Distribution

DVD (Region 1 NTSC, 240 minutes), free

A series of four lectures in the 2010 Holiday Lectures series: Lecture 1 - Dengue Fever: Breaking Epidemic Cycles by Eva Harris; Lecture 2:- The Virus Hunter’s Toolkit by Joseph L. DeRisi,; Lecture 3 -...

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Virus threat to seal population (1988)

Genre

Interview

David Hughes interviews Tony Eden, RSPCA Chief inspector for the Norfolk and Suffolk area, on a mystery virus which is killing seals and is threatening to spread to dolphins, grey seals and harbour porpoises...

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Bill Brownhill on gay people with AIDS (1986)

Genre

Interview

Conservative council leader Bill Brownhill of South Staffordshire Council refuses to retract his remark that gay people with AIDS should be sent to the gas chambers. He says that homosexuals turn his...

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Cancer and the Immune System (1999 Video)

aka: Immune System Fights Cancer, The: Cells Working Together

Subject

Biology; Medical sciences

Distribution

Sale, Videocassette. VHS. col. 27 min., 2001 sale: £32.00 (+VAT +p&p)

Shows how the many different immune-system cells and organs work together and with other body systems to fight not only bacteria and viruses, but even some malfunctions in the body itself, such as cancer.

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Smallpox on Death Row (1997 Video)

Producer

Bettina Lerner

Subject

Medical sciences

Distribution

Sale, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 50 min., 2000 sale: £99.00 (+VAT +p&p)

Although officially eradicated as a disease, the last samples of the smallpox virus, now held in the two top security laboratories in the USA and Siberia, are to be destroyed. But a debate has erupted over...

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UK common cold research unit closes (1989)

Genre

News report; Interview

Jo Bishop reports on the closure of Britain’s only common cold research unit, in Salisbury. The centre’s been battling with the virus for 43 years, but now it’s closing down without finding a cure....

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Handle with Care - Computer Security (1997 Video)

Director

David Jay

Producer

David Jay

Subject

Information technology

Distribution

Sale, Videocassette. VHS. col. 20 min., 2000 sale: £19.95 (+VAT +p&p)

Focuses on the importance of understanding and following the rules and regulations relating to the protection of computer information, hardware and software. Covers: guarding against viruses; making the...

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Sureanimations: Higher Biology

Subject

Biology

Distribution

DVD

This is a PC DVD-ROM which contains 20 high quality animations specifically designed for SQA Higher Biology. The list of animations include: Cell types, Cell absorption, Diffusion and osmosis, Plasma...

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Emerging Diseases: Prions and Viruses (2008)

Subject

Biology; Medical sciences

Distribution

Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 28 minutes), £35.00

Looks at the risks imposed by emerging diseases and examines four specific examples in detail. Deals in turn with the following topics: What is an emerging disease? - one which suddenly appears in a...

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Battling the Bugs (2001)

Subject

Biology; Medical sciences

Distribution

Sale, VHS (PAL, 10 minutes), £ 15 per item or £ 100 for the whole set (inclusive)

One of a series of 13 short films about remarkable scientific discoveries by Nobel prizewinners and their colleagues. This film looks at Nobel Prizewinners in the fields of disease, bacteria and viruses....

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