The Obesity Virus

I, for one, was very pleased today to read about Nikhil Dhurandhar's recent research linking obesity with a gene for the common cold. He make it clear that this virus cannot explain the significant increase in the proportion of the world's population that is obese, but that it is likely a contributing factor in some cases. It's refreshing to see people take unique approaches to problems, and it's even more refreshing when it seems like an episode of Red Dwarf. We hope that Dr. Dhurandhar will spare some of his team to look for the luck virus soon. With a virus like that we could, dare I say it, rule the world!