Arrowsmith faces a difficult bioethical decision. The effectiveness of the cure against plague should be tested by an experiment. But this time the experimental subjects are others.
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When the bomb goes off there'll be a thousand mutations! Andromeda will spread everywhere! They'll never be rid of it!
Dr. Jeremy Stone in "The Andromeda Strain"
Dr. Jeremy Stone in "The Andromeda Strain"
Tuesday, November 9, 2010
Monday, November 8, 2010
Arrowsmith (1931). Plague Outbreak
This cut shows the trip of a disease from one part of the world (Asia) to the other (Caribean Islands) by sea transport.
Labels:
Arrowsmith,
Bubonic plague,
epidemic outbreak
Saturday, November 6, 2010
Arrowsmith (1931) Discovering bacteriophages
After two years of fruitless research, Arrowsmith thinks that he had a jackpot. Something kills the bacteria. But deception awaits.
Friday, November 5, 2010
Arrowsmith (1931) New lab
At last, Arrowsmith has a position as a scientific researcher. Now, he has a new Laboratory with state of the art technology. Here he meet again with his mentor.
Thursday, November 4, 2010
Arrowsmith (1931). Experimental design
In the fourth cut, Arrowsmith shows his happines because he can made "Science!". He wants to develop a cure against Blackleg disease, but how?.
In the video there is a couple of questions to be answer by the students.
In the video there is a couple of questions to be answer by the students.
Wednesday, November 3, 2010
Arrowsmith (1931). Conference about microbiology
In this third cut, Arrowsmith goes to a conference where a doctor gives a pasionate talk about "microbe hunters" and "doctor-soldiers".
Labels:
Arrowsmith,
malaria,
malta fever,
microbiology,
sleeping sickness,
yellow fever
Tuesday, November 2, 2010
Arrowsmith (1931). Infant Diphtheria
In this second cut, Arrowsmith is a rural doctor that has to face its first case of child's diphtheria.
2.- Infant diphtheria
2.- Infant diphtheria
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