In March, the role of the family matriarch is scrutinized in Motherhood (1960) and Days of Being Wild (1990), both tales that hinge on unpacking the complexities of mother-child relationships.
She first injects a sample of "wild virus"-- in this case, H1N1 virus she got from the CDC, originally culled from a child who was infected in California this spring -- and then injects a sample of another flu strain that's known for its ability to rapidly multiply in eggs.