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Live Webcast On-Demand Webcast Free on DVD In this year's lectures, "Viral Outbreak : The Science of Emerging Disease," watch two leading virus researchers explain how they use both simple and sophisticated technologies to detect and fight infectious agents. Infectious diseases are a serious threat to world health. They are particularly devastating in tropical countries where infectious agents thrive and where healthcare resources are stretched thin. The warming trend in the global climate, coupled with increased international travel, has resulted in infectious outbreaks that spread more rapidly and that now affect regions with more temperate climates, including the United States. Many diseases that had been contained, such as dengue fever, have re-emerged as global health threats. How can scientific research help us detect and fight potential epidemics? Join two leading virus researchers, Joe DeRisi and Eva Harris, as they discuss their strategies for combating today’s epidemics, while preparing for those of tomorrow. Click here to register for the 2010 Holiday Lectures. Click here to view lecture summaries of the 2010 Holiday Lectures. To watch past Holiday Lectures on Science: On-Demand Webcast Free on DVD Video podcast
Explore the Virtual Transgenic Fly Lab. The lab will familiarize you with the science and techniques used to make transgenic flies. Transgenic organisms, which contain DNA that is inserted experimentally, are used to study many biological processes. In this lab, you will create a transgenic fly to study circadian rhythms. The fly glows only when a certain gene involved in circadian rhythms is activated. After making the glowing fly, you will use it to explore basic principles of circadian biology and genetics. Enter the lab...
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