Researchers Unveil New Monkey Model for HIV

Monday, March 2, 2009 - 17:50 in Biology & Nature

By altering just one gene in HIV-1, scientists have succeeded in infecting pig-tailed macaque monkeys with a human version of the virus that has until now been impossible to study directly in animals.

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