Ancient retrovirus sheds light on HIV pandemic
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Human resistance to a retrovirus that infected chimpanzees and other nonhuman primates 4 million years ago ironically may be at least partially responsible for the susceptibility of humans to HIV infection today. “This ancient virus is a battle that humans have already won. Humans are not susceptible to it and have probably been resistant throughout millennia,” [...]
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