New laboratory experiments used "noses-in-a-dish" to unpack why the common cold triggers mild illness in some people while sending others to the hospital.
In the depths of cold and flu season, rhinoviruses — the most common cause of the common cold — make many of us miserable, causing symptoms like a runny nose, sore throat and mild cough. But for a subset of people, rhinovirus infections are a much more serious condition.
