Aug 16, 2009

SCIENCE NEWS - NEW HIV-1 GROUP

BIOBASICS is glad to offer an all-new and thrilling column called SCIENCE NEWS. This column will feature recent, interesting facts and studies about science in general and Biology in particular. 'HAPPY READING'!!

Scientists identify another variant of the virus that can cause AIDS - A new variant of HIV, the virus that can cause AIDS, has emerged, scientists report online August 2 in Nature Medicine. The discovery of the new version, in a 62-year-old Cameroonian woman living in Paris, suggests this virus and related primate-infecting viruses will continue to morph, though not necessarily into forms that are lethal to humans. Infected since at least 2004, the Cameroonian woman has not yet shown signs of AIDS.

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