Following the Flu

" From tracking -- and website yourself scrambling their capital following possibility one of the H1N1 strain mutates. There's a team of scientists and San Francisco now using cutting edge technology to stay a step ahead collecting and studying the samples that virus just in case. Flooding countless lives and our bureau with more -- I'm. It is the H1N1 virus is it likely to change could it mutate Claudia."

" Well -- the fact is -- bugs mutate and more all the time which is why there's a new vaccine every year targeting the predominate minor mutations. The big concern is when there are significant changes because that could essentially create a new virus. That's resistant to drugs more virulent and potentially much more deadly."

" Claudia as we look at this issue here there's a genetic strain of the H1N1. Scientists have this very well what is the status of that virus."

" Bill genetically H one and why hasn't changed much since it first appeared in April that's the good news. But history has shown that influenza does tend -- ball quite a bit overtime. Sometimes with catastrophic results in 1918 a relatively mild strain of Spanish flu suddenly became much more virulent killing millions of people. In what became a global pandemic that's why it's so important for these researchers to stay on top of potential H1N1 mutations because if they can catch a new outbreak at the earliest stages it could -- dollar. That lineup that is a great point to how are they tracking possible mutations you talked to the experts what they tell you. And you know they are like Bible detectives we visited one very high tech lab here in San Francisco where they're using. These special might grow a -- called I wrote ships. A to test a DNA from specimens that have come from H1N1 flu patients. Against the genetic make up of every other known virus. A the samples are run through machines to try to find -- again it's about as high tech as you can get this bill it let scientists know within a matter of hours. Whether that's specimen is and no strain of the flu. Or something new that public health officials really need to pay attention to."

" Claudia thanks good to know athletic talent in San Francisco want that for the latest on H1N1. Wherever you -- this great big world of ours had the foxnews.com. -- and it won the keyword search box -- the top of the page. For all the latest news on the flu virus you'll get an online. Anytime foxnews.com. --"