Viruses: the eternal war

What you need to know about viruses in general and avian flu in particular, explained in an entertaining and understandable way. Is the bird flu virus going to recombine and be able to be transmitted from animals to humans? How do scientists prepare this new battle? Will we have better vaccines and antivirals?
In “Quèquicom”, leading experts explain what a virus is, how it infects, how it multiplies and what its weaknesses. Speakers: virologist in the Department of Microbiology at the UB, Rosina Gironès, medical epidemiologist at the Clinical Hospital-UB, Antoni Trilla, Josefina Enfedaque, scientific officer of the European Commission, the vaccine expert of Fort Dodge Veterinaria, Joan Plana, and researcher at the Institute of Biomedical Research and the Institute of Molecular Biology (CSIC), Miquel Coll.