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Disease Origin and Transmission
Disease Origin and Transmission
Infectious diseases such as SARS and the H1N1 virus seem to be on the rise across the globe. Professor Arne Bomblies' research models hydrology and entomology factors related to malaria transmission. Jon Erickson and Michel Masozera introduce us to the HALI Project in Tanzania and explain the concept of One Health.
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What does it mean to be a scientist in Vermont? Emerging Science explores the diverse realm of the men and women who are working at the cutting edge of discovery. In partnership with Vermont EPSCoR, VPT introduces us to Vermonters in search of answers to the most timely and important questions about human existence, our planet and the universe. We meet Vermont-based scientists who are helping to improve the quality of life across the globe through research into areas such as: disease transmission, energy exploration, transportation and ecological economics. Now in its third season and hosted by ecologist Amy Seidl, Emerging Science mines Vermont's rich scientific community to show how physicists, astronomers, biologists, engineers, economists and others are using scientific inquiry to help us expand our knowledge of the world.