Ancestor Of HIV In Primates May Be Surprisingly Young
Tuesday, May 5, 2009 - 20:35
in Biology & Nature
The ancestors of the simian immunodeficiency viruses (SIVs) that jumped from chimpanzees and monkeys, and ignited the HIV/AIDS pandemic in humans, have been dated to just a few centuries ago. These ages are substantially younger than previous estimates.
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