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Or could it end up culturing a more mild strain? More like a common cold?
by elliekelly 6y ago
Or could it end up culturing a more mild strain? More like a common cold?
- eganist 6y agoWorth pointing out that two of the viruses[0][1] responsible for the Common Cold share the same exact Family (in fact, the exact Genus[2]) as SARS-CoV-2 [3]. This isn't to say that the progression is certainly in this direction (better evidence of that dates back to 2009 [4]), but hey, there's hope that that's the direction. [0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Human_coronavirus_HKU1 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Human_coronavirus_HKU1 [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Human_coronavirus_OC43 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Human_coronavirus_OC43 [2] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Betacoronavirus https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Betacoronavirus [3] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Severe_acute_respiratory_syndrome_coronavirus_2 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Severe_acute_respiratory_syndr... [4] https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/pandemic-payoff/ https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/pandemic-payoff/