Author: csuspect
Added: Sat, 08 Aug 2009 16:33:25 -0800
Duration: 0

Puerto Rico is widely known as the "La Isla del Encanto," which translated means "The Island of Enchantment." And while its beaches, tropical rain forest, and biolumescent bays are wonders of nature, the island is not without its problems. From energy needs to economics, Puerto Rico shares many issues facing the rest of the world. In this MicrobeWorld Video episode we talk with Nadathur S. Govind, Ph.D., Professor, Marine Sciences Department at the University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez, and William Rosado, Marine Sciences Department at the University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez, about the sustainable biofuel program they are launching in southwestern Puerto Rico. Govind believes he can rebuild the local economy by harnessing bacterial enzymes extracted from the guts of termites and shipworms (mollusks) found in the mangroves off the coast to break down the lignocellulose in sugarcane and hibiscus.

Author: csuspect
Added: Sat, 16 May 2009 21:54:22 -0800
Duration: 0

Fine cheeses are like fine wines. Producing and aging them properly is both an art and a science. From cave-aging to the use of raw milk, watch Dr. Catherine Donnelley, Co-director of the Vermont Institute for Artisan Cheeses, describe the microbial world of cheese. Listeria and Salmonella are just a couple of the pathogens that pose a risk to cheese consumers. In this episode of MicrobeWorld Video, Dr. Donnelly explains how these risks are mitigated through strict processing guidelines, why these safeguards make cheese one of the safest commodities today, and how beneficial organisms contribute to the cheese making process. In addition, Erica Sanford from Cowgirl Creamery with the help of Carolyn Wentz from Everona Dairy walk us through the steps of artisan cheese production. For more information about cheese making and cheese safety please visit the Vermont Institute for Artisan Cheeses. If you would like to try some of the cheeses featured in this episode order them online from...

Author: csuspect
Added: Mon, 12 Jan 2009 17:52:36 -0800
Duration: 1259

On Jan. 6, 2009, in Arlington, Virginia, the National Science Foundation, The Ballston Science and Technology Alliance, and BioInformatics, LLC, hosted a Cafe Scientifique on Science and Social Media. In part 2 of this 4 part video, Chris Condayan, Manager of Public Outreach for the American Society of Microbiology, shares some examples of new media in action in both communications between scientists as well as with the public at large. Condayan has written extensively on the subject of new media in the sciences and is responsible for ASM's communications using podcasts, video and blogs.

Author: csuspect
Added: Thu, 08 Jan 2009 16:31:52 -0800
Duration: 818

On Jan. 6, 2009, in Arlington, Virginia, the National Science Foundation, The Ballston Science and Technology Alliance, and BioInformatics, LLC, hosted a Cafe Scientifique on Science and Social Media. In the final segment of this 4 part video, Nancy Shute, Senior Writer for science and medicine at US News & World Report, talks about how she is encouraging science writers to use Twitter and other social networking tools to report science. As a journalist, Nancy plays an important role in covering new advances in science and medicine and uses social media to make these accessible and understandable to the general public.

Author: csuspect
Added: Thu, 08 Jan 2009 16:31:52 -0800
Duration: 529

On Jan. 6, 2009, in Arlington, Virginia, the National Science Foundation, The Ballston Science and Technology Alliance, and BioInformatics, LLC, hosted a Cafe Scientifique on Science and Social Media. In part 3 of this 4 part video, Stephanie Stockman, a geologist, science educator and NASA contractor at Goddard Space Flight Center, discusses why she develops and implements education and outreach programs for NASA’s Earth and Space science missions using new media. She is an avid blogger and Twitterer and has found both of these tools to be indispensable in her work.

Author: csuspect
Added: Mon, 22 Dec 2008 15:52:40 -0800
Duration: 257

Warning: Don't watch this if you live above the Mason Dixon line in the continental United States during winter - it may cause jealousy, envy, and/or spontaneous vacations LOL Here's some footage with a Canon XHA1 from my recent trip to Puerto Rico. Included are scenes from Old San Juan, Fajardo, Guanica, La Parguera and El Yunque, the National Rain Forest. If you ever go, stay away from Isla Verda which is a very touristy, similar to Atlantic City because of the casinos. I recommend renting a car and going just about anywhere else. The rain forest is amazing, the drive along Route 143 is incredible, and don't miss the U.N.-mandated bioreserve dry forest in Guanica. The song in this video is called "Carmelina" by Adonis Tsilimparis. Please check out Adonis' music on MySpace or Garageband.com. Enjoy.

Author: csuspect
Added: Fri, 19 Dec 2008 17:49:37 -0800
Duration: 376

What kinds of bacteria are growing in your sink or your refrigerator? How about on your keyboard at work? Does soap really reduce the amount of bacteria on your hands? Dr. Keith Lampel of the Food and Drug Administration helps citizen scientists discover the world of bacteria in and around us. Filmed at the Marian Koshland Science Museum in Washington, D.C., this two-part science lab kicked off with a hands-on activity in the museum to observe the invisible bacteria that are present all around us. Attendees were shown how to prepare samples in the museum and took lab supplies with them for further investigation in their homes, offices and schools. For the second part of program, participants shared their scientific endeavors from the previous week as Dr. Lampel answered their questions and discussed recent research at the FDA, new technologies, and new initiatives in food safety. Dr. Keith Lampel is the Director of the Division of Microbiology within the Center for Food Safety ...

Author: csuspect
Added: Fri, 21 Nov 2008 00:33:18 -0800
Duration: 240

This is a music video by the hip hop artist SEEIN from Miami. It is about reaching out for help with the goal of preventing suicide. At the end people are presented with the 1-800-SUICIDE hotline number run by hopeline.com. SEEIN and his label, Cleva Records, is donating 100% of the proceeds from "Try Again" to The Kristen Brooks Hope Center, the organization behind 1-800-SUICIDE. With a release date set for November 22nd to coincide with National Survivors of Suicide Day, "Try Again" provides hope and encouragement to seek help from depression and mental illness. It is a compelling song with an awesome beat and powerful lyrics. When I asked SEEIN why he was interested in promoting 1-800-SUICIDE he said, “I wrote this song because at one point in my life I was depressed, I’ve been there. There are great resources out there and I want people to be aware of them. Life is worth living, live!” In the last 10 years suicide rates for African-American males have ...

Author: csuspect
Added: Fri, 07 Nov 2008 14:54:47 -0800
Duration: 2158

In the final episode of this 3 part video series on how to optimize antibiotic use and how to minimize the emergence of drug resistant pathogens, Dr. Linda Tollefson, Assistant Commissioner for Science at the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, goes in depth on the use of antimicrobial drugs in agriculture, their efficacy, and adverse human health consequences. Dr. Stuart Levy, professor of Molecular Biology and Microbiology at Tufts University School of Medicine, discusses policy, regulatory and funding issues around antibiotic resistance. Both Dr. Tollefson and Dr. Levy take a handful of questions from the audience. The series, "Antibiotics: Is a Strong Offense the Best Defense?" was filmed on September 18, 2008 at the Koshland Science Museum in Washington, D.C. Parts 1 and 2 can be found at www.microbeworld.org.

Author: csuspect
Added: Wed, 29 Oct 2008 19:55:27 -0800
Duration: 1656

On September 18, 2008 at the Koshland Science Museum in Washington, D.C., Dr. Stuart Levy, professor of Molecular Biology and Microbiology at Tufts University School of Medicine and Dr. Linda Tollefson, Assistant Commissioner for Science at the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, discussed how to optimize antibiotic use and how to minimize the emergence of drug resistant pathogens. In part 2 of this 3 part video series, Dr. Levy discusses how antibiotic resistance develops, the development practices drug companies employ when producing antimicrobials, and how this process may change in the future. Dr. Tollefson outlines how the FDA is encouraging the development of antibiotics in an industry that is mostly focussed on manufacturing drugs for chronic illnesses. Dr. Levy is Professor of Molecular Biology and Microbiology at Tufts University School of Medicine where he is the Director of the Center for Adaptation Genetics and Drug Resistance. He directs research on mechanisms ...

Author: csuspect
Added: Fri, 17 Oct 2008 07:54:08 -0800
Duration: 1559

Will we become defenseless against bacteria? Will bacteria always find a way to infect and even kill us? The emergence of antibiotic resistant strains of bacteria poses an enormous problem around the world. Scientists believe that the overuse of antibiotics is increasing the appearance of these pathogens. In the US, increasing casualties resulting from drug resistant staphylococcus infections received wide media attention. While antibiotics only work on bacterial infections, many patients and doctors regard antibiotics as a front-line form of treating any type of infection. Antibiotics are often prescribed because the specific pathogen that is causing an illness is often difficult to determine. In some cases they are used as a preventative measure. But is this the best defense? Are there ways to beat bacteria at their own game? On September 18, 2008 at the Koshland Science Museum in Washington, D.C., Dr. Stuart Levy, professor of Molecular Biology and Microbiology at Tufts ...

Author: csuspect
Added: Tue, 07 Oct 2008 19:53:10 -0800
Duration: 1173

Part 3 of a video podcast from the American Museum of Natural Historys 2007 Mack Lipkin Man and Nature Series entitled Save the Microbes, Save the World: The Fate of Microbial Life on a Changing Planet. The panel was introduced by Michael Novacek, Senior Vice President and Provost of Science for the AMNH and moderated by Julie Burstein, Public Radio International and WNYC Radio’s Studio 360. Panelists include: # Rita Colwell, Distinguished University Professor, University of Maryland College Park and Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health, and Chairman, Canon US Life Sciences, Inc. #Susan Perkins, Assistant Curator, Invertebrate Zoology and Sackler Institute for Comparative Genomics, AMNH # James Staley, Professor of Microbiology at the University of Washington Visit MicrobeWorld online at www.microbeworld.org

Author: csuspect
Added: Mon, 22 Sep 2008 22:53:14 -0800
Duration: 334

He's been referred to as the "Elvis of E. coli", the "Sinatra of Salmonella," and in this episode of MicrobeWorld Video the "singing toxicologist." Whatever you call him, Carl Winter, Extension Food Toxicologist and Director of the FoodSafe Program at UC Davis, performs parodies of contemporary popular music by modifying lyrics to address food safety issues such as bacterial contamination, irradiation, biotechnology, government regulation, and pesticides. The goal of his songs is to provide science-based food safety information in a fun, accessible way. Thanks to a grant from the USDA, Dr. Winter is now studying how to integrate his music into traditional food safety education programs. Dr. Winter's music goes beyond simply educating those who work with food and in this video he shares some of his tips to empower the everyday consumer looking to prevent the spread of foodborne illness. For more information about food safety please visit the following ...

Author: csuspect
Added: Thu, 28 Aug 2008 08:35:08 -0800
Duration: 596

Six Science bloggers talk about why they blog, the role of blogging in science, feedback they've received, and the greatest microbiological discovery in the past decade. Bloggers featured include: John Logsdon Sex, Genes & Evolution http://www.johnlogsdon.blogspot.com Jonathan Badger T. Taxus http://ttaxus.blogspot.com Yersinia http://www.myspace.com/lenore138 Moselio Schaechter Small Things Considered http://schechter.asmblog.org Tara Smith Aetiology http://scienceblogs.com/aetiology Larry Moran Sandwalk http://sandwalk.blogspot.com Also featuring: Wojtek Zawada as the Skater The Song "Bacteria" is by Jonathan Coulton, www.jonathancoulton.com, courtesy of the Podsafe Music Network at http://music.podshow.com. Filmed and produced by Chris Condayan and Garth Hogan for the American Society for Microbiology. For more video and audio podcasts visit www.MicrobeWorld.org

Author: csuspect
Added: Wed, 20 Aug 2008 16:35:42 -0800
Duration: 2125

Part 1 of a video podcast from the American Museum of Natural Historys 2007 Mack Lipkin Man and Nature Series entitled Save the Microbes, Save the World: The Fate of Microbial Life on a Changing Planet. The panel was introduced by Michael Novacek, Senior Vice President and Provost of Science for the AMNH and moderated by Julie Burstein, Public Radio International and WNYC Radio’s Studio 360. Panelists include: # Rita Colwell, Distinguished University Professor, University of Maryland College Park and Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health, and Chairman, Canon US Life Sciences, Inc. Susan Perkins, Assistant Curator, Invertebrate Zoology and Sackler Institute for Comparative Genomics, AMNH # James Staley, Professor of Microbiology at the University of Washington Visit MicrobeWorld online at www.microbeworld.org

Author: csuspect
Added: Wed, 20 Aug 2008 16:35:42 -0800
Duration: 1173

Part 2 of a video podcast from the American Museum of Natural Historys 2007 Mack Lipkin Man and Nature Series entitled Save the Microbes, Save the World: The Fate of Microbial Life on a Changing Planet. The panel was introduced by Michael Novacek, Senior Vice President and Provost of Science for the AMNH and moderated by Julie Burstein, Public Radio International and WNYC Radio’s Studio 360. Panelists include: # Rita Colwell, Distinguished University Professor, University of Maryland College Park and Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health, and Chairman, Canon US Life Sciences, Inc. #Susan Perkins, Assistant Curator, Invertebrate Zoology and Sackler Institute for Comparative Genomics, AMNH # James Staley, Professor of Microbiology at the University of Washington Visit MicrobeWorld online at www.microbeworld.org

Author: csuspect
Added: Sun, 17 Aug 2008 15:54:38 -0800
Duration: 366

West Nile virus entered the United States in 1999 and is now considered a seasonal epidemic that starts in the summer and continues into the fall. First isolated in Uganda in 1937, the virus can cause severe human meningitis or encephalitis in 1% of those infected. In 2007 the U.S. Centers for Disease Control reported 124 fatalities. The rapid spread of West Nile virus has put local and state mosquito surveillance programs on the front line of public health and disease preparedness. In this episode, MicrobeWorld Video interviews Dr. Jorge Arias, an expert in vector-borne diseases of the Americas. Arias currently serves as the Environmental Health Supervisor of the Fairfax County Health Department in Northern Virginia. In this role, he is responsible for directing the Disease-Carrying Insects Program which focuses on West Nile virus and Lyme disease. For more information about West Nile Virus, please visit: U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - ...

Author: csuspect
Added: Sat, 02 Aug 2008 14:53:11 -0800
Duration: 817

Ronald Atlas, former President for the American Society for Microbiology, discusses the new One Health Initiative that recognizes the inter-relationships among human, animal, and environmental health and seeks to enhance communication, cooperation, and collaboration in integrating these areas for the health and well-being of all species. Development of the One Health Initiative began in 2007 with the American Veterinary Medical Association's (AVMA) efforts to strengthen communications and collaboration with colleagues in human medicine. The AVMA established a Task Force on this issue which released specific recommendations in June 2008. The American Medical Association (AMA) in June 2007 passed a resolution supporting the Initiative and strengthening collaboration between human and veterinary medicine in dealing with zoonotic diseases. Other endorsers include the U.S. Centers for Disease Control & Prevention, American Medical Association, American Society of Tropical Medicine ...

Author: csuspect
Added: Mon, 23 Jun 2008 14:24:21 -0800
Duration: 150

As 1-800-SUICIDE marks its tenth anniversary this year, the hot line needs your help. It was founded in 1998 by Reese Butler in memory of his wife, Kristin who had committed suicide. The Kristin Brooks Hope Center has helped almost three million ...

Author: csuspect
Added: Sat, 14 Jun 2008 15:45:59 -0800
Duration: 343

The American Society for Microbiology is helping African nations foster a scientific community that is better able to address the current and future problems that threaten not only the local population, but the world at large. Like many African ...

Author: csuspect
Added: Thu, 01 May 2008 23:19:32 -0800
Duration: 354

Coral reefs are dying a death of a thousand cuts and their disappearance threatens not only the incredibly diverse ecosystem that depends on them, but also human health and welfare. In this episode of MicrobeWorld Video marine scientists Ove ...

Author: csuspect
Added: Thu, 01 May 2008 19:19:35 -0800
Duration: 289

57% of senior executives in the media and entertainment industries view user-generated content as one of the top three challenges they face today. Filmed on April 19, 2008 at Podcamp DC, I interview several media makers from organizations as diverse ...

Author: csuspect
Added: Mon, 31 Mar 2008 22:07:40 -0800
Duration: 339

From your local bus route to international air travel, infectious diseases can spread across the globe in a matter of hours. In this video podcast episode filmed at the Koshland Science Museum in Washington, D.C., Stephen Eubank from the Virginia ...

Author: csuspect
Added: Fri, 29 Feb 2008 15:46:21 -0800
Duration: 377

MicrobeWorld Video 14 – HIV/AIDS Education In this episode of MicrobeWorld Video we ask some leading researchers, education specialists, and public health officials about the state of HIV/AIDS education in America and ideas they have to support ...

Author: csuspect
Added: Mon, 18 Feb 2008 11:46:19 -0800
Duration: 410

The Kristin Brooks Hope Center and the Youth America Hotline 1-877-YOUTHLINE (968-8454) have created a walkathon to help honor and remember loved ones that have been lost to suicide. The walk serves to not only pay tribute to their lives, but to also ...

Author: csuspect
Added: Mon, 04 Feb 2008 19:46:21 -0800
Duration: 278

MicrobeWorld visits the Marian Koshland Science Museum for “Microbe Lab,” a free day of activities for the general public. In this episode we interview Erika Shugart, deputy director of the Koshland Museum, about “Microbe Lab” and the Crack ...

Author: csuspect
Added: Tue, 04 Dec 2007 16:49:06 -0800
Duration: 548

MicrobeWorld visits The Maloy Lab at San Diego State University to talk with Professor Stanley Maloy and three grad students, Dave Matthews, Gerardo Perez and Veronica Casas, about their research. The Maloy Lab focuses on the genetics and ...

Author: csuspect
Added: Thu, 01 Nov 2007 21:43:05 -0800
Duration: 301

Since the introduction of MSX and Dermo in the 1950’s, two infectious diseases that played a large role in the decline the Chesapeake Bay’s oyster population, several oyster hatcheries along the Eastern seaboard are working with scientists across ...

Author: csuspect
Added: Fri, 05 Oct 2007 12:15:37 -0800
Duration: 318

MicrobeWorld and the Koshland Science Museum present a video podcast of comedian Brian Malow that includes excerpts from his science comedy act on infectious disease and an interview about the geek mystique of science.

Author: csuspect
Added: Fri, 05 Oct 2007 10:15:40 -0800
Duration: 673

ReGenesis is an award-winning science drama produced by Toronto’s Shaftesbury Films that centers on the fictitious North American Biotechnology Advisory Commission. NorBAC’s special operations team, headed by the brilliant but unpredictable ...

Author: csuspect
Added: Fri, 05 Oct 2007 10:06:39 -0800
Duration: 414

This video, produced in partnership with Global Health TV, showcases the American Society for Microbiology's laboratory capacity building ... all » initiatives in Zambia. The film focuses on ASM's support to the Zambian Ministry of Health and US ...

Author: csuspect
Added: Thu, 04 Oct 2007 15:06:34 -0800
Duration: 558

MicrobeWorld looks at the impact of disease on the Chesapeake Bay’s oyster population and how scientists are using cultured algae to restore them.

Author: csuspect
Added: Fri, 29 Dec 2006 09:48:22 -0800
Duration: 467

Hyattsville Hacks visits the Green Holiday Reception at the Adelphi Mill in Adelphi, MD. A 7 minute video podcast featuring Prince Georges Councilman Tom Dernoga, Kelly Canavan of PG Citizen, Robert Calahan of the Chesapeake Education, Arts and Research Society, and Pat Humphries of Emma's Revolution.

Author: csuspect
Added: Mon, 30 Oct 2006 10:02:04 -0800
Duration: 288