The invisible extinction /
Two globetrotting microbiologists, Gloria Dominguez-Bello and Marty Blaser, race to save our vanishing microbes before it's too late. The Invisible Extinction joins them on this urgent quest from the USA to Venezuela, China, Israel, and Switzerland, revealing how the overuse of antibiotics, ele...
| Other Authors: | , , , |
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| Format: | Video |
| Language: | English |
| Language Notes: | In English. |
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[Sausalito, California] :
Ro*Co Films,
2022.
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| Series: | Academic Video Online
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| Online Access: | Connect to this streaming video (Alexander Street Press) |
| Summary: | Two globetrotting microbiologists, Gloria Dominguez-Bello and Marty Blaser, race to save our vanishing microbes before it's too late. The Invisible Extinction joins them on this urgent quest from the USA to Venezuela, China, Israel, and Switzerland, revealing how the overuse of antibiotics, elective C-sections, and processed foods are driving the destruction of our inner ecology, which is happening even faster than climate change. At the same time, the film tells the stories of three patients, in the USA and China, who suffer from life-threatening diseases triggered by microbial loss and are trying experimental treatments that hold hope. As the Covid-19 pandemic hits, Marty pivots to focus on how our microbes may help protect us from the virus and future pandemics, while Gloria spearheads the creation of an international microbe vault to safeguard precious specimens. |
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| Item Description: | Title from title screen (viewed June 16, 2023). |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (86 minutes) |
| Playing Time: | 01:25:27 |
| Awards: | Nominated 2022 Gullugen Award, Bergen International Film Festival |
| Production Credits: | Original score, Hahn Rowe ; cinematography, Thorsten Thielow and others. |