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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- TravG73
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Bless you.
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- bansheewail
- 10 months ago
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Way to go, Science.
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the virus will evolve and be unstoppable. the human race is doomed.
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wow, high five for progress!
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- Jacob_Long
- 10 months ago
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Not so fast. I watched this news yesterday. They are close to do it but it has not happened yet!
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Once they have cracked the code it's only a matter of time when a new virus is born.
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- kennymotown
- 10 months ago
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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 :)
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- specialk82
- 10 months ago
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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.
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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..
