Principles of Mosquito Warfare – TERRA 205

In a year of potentially serious outbreaks like the H5N1 strain of bird flu, scientists are speedily unravelling the mechanisms by which diseases spread. According to entomologist Dr. Greg Johnson, the sometimes fatal West Nile virus is spreading through mosquitos. But scientists like Dr. Johnson are not merely standing and watching from the sidelines. This film illustrates how the ancient rules of warfare, adapted from Sun Tzu’s 510B.C. Chinese text “The Art of War,” have very modern parallels with the techniques being used by scientists in the field trying to understand and prevent disease.

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