12. Microbial Literacy Collaborative (MLC), Susan Kee, PRoject Manager, American Society for Microbiology (ASM), 1325 Massachusetts Ave., NW, Washington, DC, (202)-942-9301, FAX: (202)-942-9329.

This organization, under the leadership of Cynthia A. Needham, "is a partnership of organizaitons who believe there is a critical need to improve the public's knowledge about microorganisms and the role they play in sustaining the planet." A number of organizations belong, among them, in addition to ASM, the National Association of Biology Teachers (NABT).

Oregon Public Broadcasting is producing a twelve-part telecourse called The Unseen Universe: An Introduction to Microbiology. This course will augment introductory microbiology and biology courses. It will also serve as a teaching companion to Intimate Strangers: Unseen Life on Earth, a four-part television series to be broadcast on PBS in 1999. NABT, which is serving as the MLC Outreach Coordinator, is developing MLC Activity guides which will use the stories and scientific themes from the Intimate Strangers series.


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