Concept featured in film:Mutation of virus’

DVD: Chapter 18 (the entire movie is a good representation as well)

Play Flickclip Here (Quicktime)

Summary of clip: This clip is where the virus has mutated from a lethal human killing virus to a rubber hose eating virus, contaminating the labs, and forcing the crew to hurry up before the Wildfire Facility detonates in a nuclear explosion.

1. Suggested questions for students when viewing the clip:

a.  Talk about how virus’ mutate, relating this concept to the current possibility of the Bird Flu pandemic mutating from a bird virus to a human virus.

b.  Use the topic of mutations to cover other virus’ in the past like the Pandemic Flu of 1918, and HIV virus, and how they are so difficult to treat due to the many mutations.