| Carleton Gajdusek & Kuru by Pierre Paul Gros
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VISUALS Title Fore village [Gajdusek 2008] map [Gajdusek & Vigas 1957] Fore [SBS] sorcery bundles [Gajdusek 2008] Fore Warrior [Gajdusek 2008] colonial patrol [Gajdusek 2008] kuru patients [Gajdusek 2008] Gajdusek, 1957 [Reid 2008] Lucy Reid and Jack Baker [Reid 2008 & Gajdusek 2008] Gajdusek with Vigas [Gajdusek 2008] 4 children kuru patients [Gajdusek 2008] boy patient [Gajdusek 2008] Gajdusek with Vigas [Gajdusek 2008] Time cover, November 11, 1957 kuru patients [Gajdusek 2008] mice scrapie brain tissue [UC Davis Veterinary School] chimps at Patuxent lab [Asher 2008] chimp with kuru [Asher 2008] Gajdusek receiving Nobel Prize [SBS] Gajdusek with Fore, 1972(?) [Gajdusek 2008] Shirley Lindenbuam (Glass) with Fore Gajdusek, 1976 [Nobel Foudnation] Fore [SBS] Stanley Prusiner "mad cow" [APHIS] Gajdusek with Vigas [Gajdusek 2008] Supplement: Gajdusek with adopted sons at dinner table [tributes.com] SUPPLEMENTAL ONLINE VIDEOS 1963 film of young kuru patient (2:12) Introduction to discovery of kuru patients. (1:07) Fore culture, including basket-weaving and children's toys. 1957-1963 archival footage by Gajdusek. (2:18) Fore sorcery. (2:23) On patrol in the PNG Highlands. Archival footage, 1957-1963 by Gajudsek. (3:17) Fore food and cooking practices, 1957-1963. Archival footage by Gajdusek.(1:32)