In article <ed.233.016A7DEE at molbiol.uct.ac.za>, ed at molbiol.uct.ac.za (Ed Rybicki) writes:
> In article <barbesmg.800599014 at alize.ERE.UMontreal.CA> barbesmg at ERE.UMontreal.CA (Barbes-Morin Guillaume) writes:
>>From: barbesmg at ERE.UMontreal.CA (Barbes-Morin Guillaume)
>>Subject: Softs that can teach microbio please!
>>>I am actually looking for software that could potentially be used in
>>teaching different aspects of microbiology to undergraduated university
>>students.
>>>I am interrested in fields as diverse as immunology, bacteriology,
>>microbial genetics, molecular genetics, classification of microorganism,
>>molecular biology, etc.
>>>As the department is in a french speaking university, I would prefer
>>anything in french but as it is in North-America, we can do just as good
>>with english softs.
>>>We want to explore the possibilities so that the department can
>>eventually use this tool in teaching.
>>>Any idea, suggestion, offer, shareware, freeware, commercial, ibm,
>>windows, os2, mac, unix is welcome.
>>>I am actually looking for software that could potentially be used in
>>teaching different aspects of microbiology to undergraduated university
>>students.
>>>I am interrested in fields as diverse as immunology, bacteriology,
>>microbial genetics, molecular genetics, classification of microorganism,
>>molecular biology, etc.
>>>As the department is in a french speaking university, I would prefer
>>anything in french but as it is in North-America, we can do just as good
>>with english softs.
>>>We want to explore the possibilities so that the department can
>>eventually use this tool in teaching.
>>>Any idea, suggestion, offer, shareware, freeware, commercial, ibm,
>>windows, os2, mac, unix is welcome.
>>> You could do WAY worse than using "Microbes in Motion" from Wm. C Brown: this
> is in English obviously, but is a CD-ROM teaching multimedia experience that
> costs only US$35...and has upwards of 15 min of full sound movie included,
> 1500-odd illustrations, and is on general microbiology including immunology,
> virology, bacteriology....judi at wcbc.com or 1-800-899-7850 & quote ISBN
> 0-697-24596-9. We were VERY impressed in our Department.
>> Ed Rybicki
> Dept Microbiology
> Univ Cape Town
AI have just written a microbiology teaching program for macintosh. Future
version will rin on PC. If you are interested in obtaining a demo copy, send
me an e-mail. I am currently exploring ways to have it distributed. It is
very good.
John Strasswimmer
MD/PhD Candidate
Department of Microbiology
Tufts University
Boston, USA
