Alternative Power Sources and Renewable Energy
BIO DVD0192
This program demonstrates how wind turbines, solar cells, hybrid automobiles, and coal gasification plants are befinning to transform the way the world is powered. The U.S. Secretary of Energy, the director of the National Wind Technology Center, the CEO of Enron Wind Corporation, representatives of Worldwatch Institute and the National Renewable Energy Laboratory, and otheres discuss the challenge of satisfying the rapidly increasing global demand for energy while developing environmentally friendly forms of power generation to reduce air pollution and lessen the threat of global warming 22min
War Against Deadly Microbes and Lethal Viruses
BIO DVD0206
This eye-opening program delves into humanity's war with lethal microorganisms and viruses. Astoundingly detailed images by medical photographer Lennart Nilsson illuminate how microbes attack the body and how our immune systems defend it. Reenactments of remarkable medical discoveries -- penicillin, blood groups, methods of malaria control, and the olio vaccine -- are portrayed, and cutting-edge stem cell research is discussed. The rapid speed with which the SARS virus spread around the globe is also investigated. Leading immunologist Robert Gallo urges awareness to prevent these mounting threats...AIDS and SARS will not be the last new diseases to endanger humans. (53 mins, color)