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Surviving AIDS
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Related NOVA Resources
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The following resources from the companion Web site accompany this program:
Fighting Back (Hot Science)
This online activity illustrates how
the immune system works and includes a glossary of key terms. (Requires
Shockwave plug-in; non-Shockwave version available.) (Grades 9-12)
See HIV in Action
A video clip show viewers the life cycle of
HIV; color slides step out the process with text that explains what happens at
each stage. (Video clip requires QuickTime plug-in.) (Grades 9-12)
Search for a Vaccine
Learn about the magnitude of today's AIDS
epidemic, the quest for a vaccine, the reality of fighting HIV in its early
stages, where basic research stands now, and more in this interview with
pre-eminent biologist Dr. David Baltimore, chairman of the National Institute
of Health's AIDS Vaccine Research Committee. (Grades 6-8, 9-12)
AIDS in Perspective
Click through six world maps, each of which
tells a different, yet equally sobering story about the worldwide magnitude of
AIDS, and those who are affected. (Grades 3-5, 6-8, 9-12)
The Virus Fighters
Find out from top AIDS researchers where the
latest research is heading, some of the obstacles and promises of these newest
directions, and how HIV has pushed science in multiple different directions.
(Grades 6-8, 9-12)
Plus:
Resources
Program Transcript
Complete narration for the TV program.
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