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September 23, 2013

Disarming HIV With a "Pop"
Philadelphia PA (SPX) Sep 22, 2013
Pinning down an effective way to combat the spread of the human immunodeficiency virus, the viral precursor to AIDS, has long been a challenge for scientists and physicians, because the virus is an elusive one that mutates frequently and, as a result, quickly becomes immune to medication. A team of Drexel University researchers is trying to get one step ahead of the virus with a microbicide they've created that can trick HIV into "popping" itself into oblivion. Its name is DAVEI - which stands for ... read more

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