Understanding the influenza virus
The infectious disease commonly known as flu is caused by the influenza virus. It spreads around the world in seasonal outbreaks, causing millions of infections and hundreds of thousands of deaths eac…
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The ELLS simpleshow is a short video clip which explains in a comprehensive and engaging way how structural biology can be used to help fight influenza.
The four-minute clip is a great tool to introduce students to the topics of influenza, infectious diseases, drugs discovery and structural biology.
The ELLS simpleshow was developed by ELLS in collaboration with scientists from EMBL Grenoble working on the EU-funded Flupharm project.
The infectious disease commonly known as flu is caused by the influenza virus. It spreads around the world in seasonal outbreaks, causing millions of infections and hundreds of thousands of deaths eac…
EditTopic area: Structural & Computational biology
Age group: 16-19
Author: ELLS Team
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