Seven Wonders of the Microbe World

Synopsis

Microbes have given us some devastating diseases, everything from the Black Death to cholera, syphilis, typhoid and the occasional yeast infection. But our microbial friends have also done us some good. Without microbes, we wouldn’t have wine and beer, nor the oxygen and nitrogen essential for plant, animal and human life. This film shows seven short clips of the world of microbes, looking at ‘The History of Beer’, ‘The Black Death’, ‘Food Preservation’, ‘Nitrogen Fixation’,' Antibiotics’, ‘Genetic Engineering’ and ‘Life on Mars’.

Language

English

Country

Great Britain

Year of release

2012

Subjects

Biology

Keywords

diseases; micro-organisms; microbiology; Black Death

Distribution Formats

Type

DVD

Format

Region 2 PAL

Price

£49.00 (DVD), £20.00 (1 Year Digital Licence), £49.00 (3 Year Digital Licence)

Availability

Sale

Duration/Size

35 minutes

Year

2013

Production Company

Name

Open University

Distributor

Name

Classroom Video

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