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Of Mice and Men, and a Cure for Colds

Researchers find a way to infect rodents with rhinoviruses

By Katherine Thompson,  Newser Staff

Posted Feb 4, 2008 9:16 AM CST

(Newser) – Scientists have managed to give a mouse a cold. May not sound like a huge deal, but it is: One reason a cure for the common cold has been so elusive is that until now, only primates have been infected with rhinoviruses, which cause them....   Read full story »

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