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Scientists zoom in on HIV inside a test tube, find critical steps in infection
By Nicoletta Lanese published
The experiments highlight the role of the virus's cone-shaped shell in infection.
![illustration of HIV and human DNA](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/oFX2PHU9yi4LZ8kFJ4Px5H-320-80.jpg)
Study hints at how 'elite controllers' stifle HIV
By Nicoletta Lanese published
Some people can suppress HIV without antiviral drugs — how?
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A shot taken every 2 months could prevent HIV
By Nicoletta Lanese published
The shot could someday be an alternative to daily pills.
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HIV may hide out in brain cells, ready to infect other organs
By Nicoletta Lanese published
A study in mice and human tissue suggests that astrocytes harbor HIV.
![A scanning electron microscope image of an HIV-infected T cell.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/JAMjdMy79mBHckow24VZXV-320-80.jpg)
Oldest 'nearly complete' HIV genome found in forgotten tissue sample from 1966
By Stephanie Pappas published
A newly discovered HIV genome confirms the early spread of the virus.
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UK man becomes second person cured of HIV after 30 months virus-free
By Rachael Rettner published
A man in London appears to be the second person ever cured of HIV, his doctors say.
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Over 1,000 Patients Possibly Exposed to HIV After Hospital's Sanitation Mistake
By Yasemin Saplakoglu published
One of the Goshen Hospital's seven surgical sterilization technicians skipped one step in a multistep cleaning process
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Can Gene Therapy Cure HIV? US Gov't. Is Banking $100 Million On It.
By Rachael Rettner published
The NIH wants to cure HIV and sickle cell disease with gene therapies, and will invest $100 million over the next four years towards that goal.
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