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TERRA 323: Jewels of the Jungle SERIES 2 PART THREE 8:53mins | 2007-05-22 | Produced by: John Shier
The finale of 'Jewels' asks: how does a compound go from the rainforest to the pharmacy? Where Dr. Strobel's research leaves off, the work is just beginning for pharmaceutical companies looking to create new drugs. The testing phase may take years and many millions of dollars before a new drug hits the shelves of the local pharmacy. And the odds are remarkably slim: only one in 10,000 compounds ar...More


TERRA 322: Jewels of the Jungle SERIES 2 PART TWO 11:19mins | 2007-05-07 | Produced by: John Shier
This installment of "Jewels" sees Dr. Gary Strobel travel from the lush forests of South America to the clinical world of the laboratory. But the lab is no less exciting than the field, especially since some of the samples Strobel collected on his trip are providing dramatic experimental results. One particular endophyte under investigation prevents fungal growth - not that interesting b...More


TERRA 321: Jewels of the Jungle SERIES 2 PART ONE 12:23mins | 2007-04-29 | Produced by: Shier, John
"Jewels of the Jungle" is back by popular demand! Picking up the trail where we left off from the first half, Gary Strobel, part microbiologist and part medicine-man, continues his amazing journey around the world. He's looking for endophytes, organisms living in tropical plants and which might hold the key to curing some of the world's most deadly diseases. Dr. Strobel's research has al...More


TERRA 310: Picante! The Power of Peppers - PART THREE 10:05mins | 2007-02-19 | Produced by: Burge, Eric
The third and final dose of Picante! follows the humble chile pepper on its evolutionary journey from commonly used kitchen spice to dangerous street weapon. The active compound of the pepper, capsaicin, may be naturally occurring, but this doesn't mean it can't cause serious harm. Graphic footage from the "Battle of Seattle" (the World Trade Organization protests of November 30th, 199...More


TERRA 310: Picante! The Power of Peppers - PART TWO 8:58mins | 2007-02-12 | Produced by: Burge, Eric
No doubt the power of peppers is in the heat, but where does this heat really come from? Hint: it can't be measured by a thermometer. What causes chiles to "burn" when we eat them? Is this dangerous? And most importantly, why do we keep coming back for more? There is an old saying . . . "once burned, twice shy" but with the chile pepper, this doesn't seem to apply. Some humans...More


TERRA 309: Picante! The Power of Peppers - PART ONE 10:05mins | 2007-02-06 | Produced by: Eric Burge
"I'm asked all the time, 'Are chile-peppers a fad?' Well, if they are a fad, they've been a fad for ten-thousand years - which is about how long human beings have been eating them." (David Dewitt) Legend has it that the chile originally came from the anatomical unmentionables of the 'First Man' - who appeared at a festival sometime long ago in our mythical past. Understandably, many of t...More


TERRA 305: Jewels of the Jungle PART THREE 10:13mins | 2007-01-07 | Produced by: Shier, John and Sara
The final installment of "Jewels of the Jungle" sees Dr. Strobel link up with his old friend Pablo Rojas, a microbiologist from Mexico. Rojas wants to learn how Dr. Strobel identifies plants with medicinal value. But as we know, Dr. Strobel's methods can't be reduced to a textbook explanation. The only way to discover how Dr. Strobel does his work is to join him in the field. Rojas and S...More


TERRA 303: Jewels of the Jungle PART ONE 12:25mins | 2006-12-20 | Produced by: Shier, John
Dr. Gary Strobel's signature red stocking cap lives in the Smithsonian National Museum of American History. Why? Strobel is one of only a handful of plant scientists scouring the planet the old-fashioned way for the next "super drugs" . . . the kind of medicines which may end up curing malaria, AIDS, tuberculosis, and other diseases. Strobel's red hat is a way of paying homage to the lon...More


TERRA 232: A Corpse Flower Grows in Brooklyn 6:29mins | 2006-09-07 | Produced by: Buccellato, Philip
Brooklyn is indeed home to many noxious smells, but perhaps the most intriguing one in recent history occurred during the peak blooming hours of the Amorphophallus titanum in the early morning of August 11th at the Brooklyn Botanic Garden. The "Corpse Flower," native to the equatorial forests of Sumatra, emits a "revolting" smell of putrefaction to attract its pollinators - ca...More


TERRA 225: The Root of the Problem 8:48mins | 2006-07-26 | Produced by: Watkins, Edward
Yellowstone National Park has one of the world's most stunning natural landscapes. Tourists flock from all over the world to view its incredible wildlife and geo-thermal features. But there is something amazing about Yellowstone that few people ever notice: its extreme plant life. Join environmental scientist Catherine Zabinski and plant biologist Ylva Lekberg as they explore the unique and unusua...More


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