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Uploaded on Oct 23, 2009

When you get the flu, viruses turn your cells into tiny factories that help spread the disease. In this animation, NPR's Robert Krulwich and medical animator David Bolinsky explain how a flu virus can trick a single cell into making a million more viruses.

See and hear the rest of the story on NPR.org: http://www.npr.org/templates/story/st...

Credit: Robert Krulwich, David Bolinsky, Jason Orfanon

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  • noemail456

    noemail456 1 month ago

    Most excellent video for introducing microbiology to elementary school kids!

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  • Disposification

    Disposification 2 weeks ago

    No, you're not. You've only attained new knowledge.

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  • Van Si Fudere

    Van Si Fudere 2 days ago

    NEVER GET OUT OF YOUR BOX! YOU'LL DIE!

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  • The111osama111

    The111osama111 2 days ago

    So nice

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  • ninoemopunk

    ninoemopunk 3 days ago

    not speak english -.-

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  • Aki Spadaro

    Aki Spadaro 5 days ago

    cool!

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  • Edward Knight

    Edward Knight 5 days ago

    i love being patronized, it makes it so easy to understand

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  • Sharon Ku

    Sharon Ku 5 days ago

    Such an awesome video :D thanks

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  • chunky monkeyjohn

    chunky monkeyjohn 6 days ago

    Me too.

    The thing is one of the many reasons your body feels so bad is because there is a micro war going on inside your body between the virus and your immune system.

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  • Bruno Maggi Murciego

    Bruno Maggi Murciego 1 week ago

    WONDERFUL!!

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  • farrell9009

    farrell9009 1 week ago

    Influenza is an RNA virus therefore it wouldn't enter the host cells nucleus and just remain in the cytoplasm?

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  • Eggflyice

    Eggflyice 1 week ago

    Great vid

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