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David H O'Connor1, Dennis R Burton
1University of Wisconsin-Madison, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Madison, WI 53711, USA. doconnor@primate.wisc.edu
Abstract:
HIV is evolution gone mad and bad. The virus infects a person and rapidly diversifies to become a huge swarm of viruses, each equipped differently to resist the onslaught of diverse T cells and antibodies. We can't expect to predict details of the struggle between virus and immunity, right? Wrong--maybe we can make some predictions, say two new landmark studies with potentially huge consequences for AIDS vaccine design.
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