Why humans are vulnerable to HIV

Finding out more about the origin of HIV and how it passed to humans

HIV, the virus that causes AIDS, a disease that has killed some 25m people in the past quarter century, may be one of the most thoroughly investigated viruses ever. But there is still some uncertainty about its origin. Most researchers think it was passed from animals to humans in central Africa. But understanding more about how humans picked up the virus may possibly help in the search for effective treatment. Full Story »

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Dale Penn
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by Dale Penn - Oct. 1, 2008

Is this in vitro, in vivo research? The article doesn't say. This is a hopeful article written with enough information to make it interesting, but not so much information as to be inaccessible to the average reader.

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