Dr. Barry Dworkin

Being cold may give you a cold if you are tissue in a culture dish

Health Headlines Commentary for July 12, 2016

Source:

Why Being Cold Might Foster a Cold

Reference:

Two interferon-independent double-stranded RNA-induced host defense strategies suppress the common cold virus at warm temperature

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