Learning on ScreenBacteria in the Real World
- Synopsis
- Looks at bacteria and their varied effects on the real world, and their utilisation of resources. Describes the biology of common bacterial diseases. Discusses bacteria with respect to their usefulness in the domestic environment, examining various aspects of food production in some detail. Looks at the development of insecticides from bacteria and the use of antibiotics to destroy them. Examines at the human body as a series of habitats for bacteria, describing what lives where and how they live. Approximately three hours of teaching material.
- Series
- Biodiversity Consortium, Tltp Project
- Language
- English
- Country
- Great Britain
- Medium
- Multimedia; CD-ROM. PC or Apple Macintosh (separate versions)
- Year of production
- 1995
- Availability
- Sale
- Notes
- The CD-ROM holds the complete suite of Biodiversity Consortium programmes.
- Uses
- 1st-year biological sciences.
- Subjects
- Biology
- Keywords
- bacteria; biodiversity; biology teaching; computer-assisted learning; Teaching & Learning Technology Programme
Distribution Formats
- Type
- CD-ROM
Distributor
- Name
University of Leeds, Department of Pure and Applied Biology
- pabÛmjtw@lucs-mac.novell.leeds.ac.uk
- Phone
- 0113 233 2862
- Fax
- 0113 233 2862
- Address
- Leeds
LS2 9JT - Notes
- contact: Mike Williams
- Name
University of Nottingham, Department of Life Science
- Phone
- 0115 951 3196
- Fax
- URL: http://ibis.nott.ac.uk
- Address
- Nottingham
NG7 2RD - Notes
- contact: Dr Peter Davies
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