Genetic scientists have now identified the code for all 99 known
strains of the common cold. However, this has brought them no closer to
a cure. With so many viral strains, it would be impossible for one
magic bullet remedy to work against them all.
Researchers also discovered something unexpected and alarming. Cold
viruses have the ability to swap genes which is something previously
thought impossible. Scientists warn genetic intermixing, known as
recombination, could potentially lead to currently unknown, highly
infectious and deadly super strains of cold viruses