Frank Carlson Library

Three men are found dead in the locked second-floor office of a Honolulu building, with no sign of struggle except for the ultrafine, razor-sharp cuts covering their bodies. The only clue left behind is a tiny bladed robot, nearly invisible to the human eye. In the lush forests of Oahu, groundbreaking technology has ushered in a revolutionary era of biological prospecting. Trillions of microorganisms, tens of thousands of bacteria species, are being...

In graphic novel format, tells the story of Louis Pasteur's invention of the pasteurization process and the effects of this invention on the spread of disease through food.

Former Navy SEAL Nick Foley reluctantly agrees to help investigate when American CIA operative Peter Yu goes missing in China. But when Yu's mutilated body washes up on a beach near Hong Kong, along with dozens of other victims, the case takes a macabre turn. Suddenly, Nick finds himself embroiled in another bio-terrorism investigation being conducted by China's elite Snow Leopard counter-terrorism unit and the Chinese CDC, this time involving illegally-harvested...

"She gave up everything - and changed the world. A riveting novel based on the true story of the woman who stopped a pandemic, from the bestselling author of Mrs. Poe. In 1940s and '50s America, polio is as dreaded as the atomic bomb. No one's life is untouched by this disease that kills or paralyzes its victims, particularly children. Outbreaks of the virus across the country regularly put American cities in lockdown. Some of the world's best minds...

Introduces and examines the life of the famous scientist/microbiologist.

Biography of scientist Louis Pasteur.

"Simple text and full-color photography introduce beginning readers to microbiologists. Developed by literacy experts for students in kindergarten through third grade"--

Follows the life story of Louis Pasteur, from his modest beginnings to his study of chemistry and his discovery of cures for such infectious diseases as rabies and anthrax.