Comments on: Why There’s No Cure for the Common Cold http://techliberation.com/2006/11/22/why-theres-no-cure-for-the-common-cold/ Keeping politicians' hands off the Net & everything else related to technology Tue, 14 Feb 2012 12:51:08 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Crosbie Fitch http://techliberation.com/2006/11/22/why-theres-no-cure-for-the-common-cold/comment-page-1/#comment-36162 Crosbie Fitch Wed, 22 Nov 2006 16:53:34 +0000 http://techliberation.com/2006/11/22/why-theres-no-cure-for-the-common-cold/#comment-36162 <p>My theory is that the cold is actually an evolutionary advantage, selected as a mechanism for immune systems to communicate with each other.</p> <p>Some viruses mutate far too fast to wait for populations to be wiped out and develop resistance through natural selection.</p> <p>Think of the cold as a p2p stress mechanism deliberately cultivated in symbiosis to exercise and improve the fitness of the community's immune response in preparation for the unexpected.</p> My theory is that the cold is actually an evolutionary advantage, selected as a mechanism for immune systems to communicate with each other.

Some viruses mutate far too fast to wait for populations to be wiped out and develop resistance through natural selection.

Think of the cold as a p2p stress mechanism deliberately cultivated in symbiosis to exercise and improve the fitness of the community’s immune response in preparation for the unexpected.

]]> By: Crosbie Fitch http://techliberation.com/2006/11/22/why-theres-no-cure-for-the-common-cold/comment-page-1/#comment-54890 Crosbie Fitch Wed, 22 Nov 2006 16:53:34 +0000 http://techliberation.com/2006/11/22/why-theres-no-cure-for-the-common-cold/#comment-54890 <p>My theory is that the cold is actually an evolutionary advantage, selected as a mechanism for immune systems to communicate with each other.<br><br>Some viruses mutate far too fast to wait for populations to be wiped out and develop resistance through natural selection.<br><br>Think of the cold as a p2p stress mechanism deliberately cultivated in symbiosis to exercise and improve the fitness of the community's immune response in preparation for the unexpected.</p> My theory is that the cold is actually an evolutionary advantage, selected as a mechanism for immune systems to communicate with each other.

Some viruses mutate far too fast to wait for populations to be wiped out and develop resistance through natural selection.

Think of the cold as a p2p stress mechanism deliberately cultivated in symbiosis to exercise and improve the fitness of the community’s immune response in preparation for the unexpected.

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