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AIDS Prevention
AIDS vaccines still elusive, but trials now include humans
October 27th, 2003
The patient's inoculation was as routine as any Dr. Robert Johnston had seen. Roll up the sleeve, a cotton swab of alcohol on the upper arm and a "this shouldn't hurt much." What was in the syringe, though, was anything but typical: a genetically engineered Venezuela equine encephalitis bug laden with pieces of HIV, the virus that causes AIDS. As nasty as that shot sounds, the biotechnology brew injected into the volunteer's body that July day was not infectious - it was designed to save lives. In fact, Johnston's research at the University of North Carolina is just one of the latest AIDS vaccine experiments that are moving from the laboratory to...
Source: Health & Medicine Week (2003-10-27)
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