Discovery of virus in lemur could shed light on AIDS
Tuesday, December 2, 2008 - 09:36
in Biology & Nature
The genome of a squirrel-sized, saucer-eyed lemur from Madagascar may help scientists understand how HIV-like viruses coevolved with primates, according to new research from the Stanford University School of Medicine. The discovery, to be published online on 1 December in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, could provide insight into why non-human primates don't get AIDS and lead to treatments for humans...
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