Green | February 13, 2009 | 11 comments

Researchers Crack Code For Common Cold

source: http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601087&sid=aD7d5QJEWrhc&refer=home

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A cure for the common cold may result from research analyzing the DNA of a family of viruses that’s long been linked to the sniffles and achy muscles that result from infection.

The rhinoviruses that cause colds have been elusive targets for drugs. Studying the genes of all 99 known strains of the germ have helped uncover sections of DNA that consistently appear and may be vulnerable to medications, according to a report in the journal Nature.
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11 comments // Researchers Crack Code For Common Cold

  • call1963
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      call1963  

    • I wouldn't be so happy just yet..what we'll see next (as usually happens these days) is a mutated version of the cold that will make the common cold look like a day at the park... I can hardly wait to see what comes of this one..

      I know.. I'm a pessimist. Boo Hoo..

    • 2 years ago
  • Hunnter
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      Hunnter  

    • Just as kennymotown said, what i fear is if they do indeed make a "cure", something else will more than likely come out of it.
      The rhinoviruses have been one of the more successful of viruses.

      I guess it just depends how important this part of the DNA is.

    • 2 years ago
  • specialk82
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      specialk82  

    • I was just saying the other day (mind u both of my kids are sick) that it's a bunch of crap that there's no vaccine for the cold (mind u I just took my baby in to get a bunch of shots the other day too) I'm just sayin with todays technology u'd think they would come up with something. I'm guessing they make too much money on people like me buying cold medicine. Glad I got that off my chest :)

    • 2 years ago
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