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HIV was 5 million years ago
The primeval virus, like a virus that causes AIDS, has existed for at least 5 million years, even 12 million years.
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Animal world
Unexpected white reindeer suddenly appeared in Sweden
A woman happened to see a very rare white reindeer in the world on a trip to Sweden.
Animal world
Why some primates can live with HIV without AIDS
Important differences in immune system signaling and the formation of immune-regulating molecules may explain why some primates can live with the immunodeficiency virus…
Medicine - Health
The origin of the HIV-AIDS epidemic century
The origin of AIDS and HIV has hurt scientists since the first cases were discovered in the early 80s of the last century.
Medicine - Health
How is HIV spread all over the world?
In the 80s and 90s of the twentieth century, HIV-infected patients are expected to die soon. Therefore, they quit their jobs, withdrew their pensions and tried to enjoy…
Medicine - Health
Development of a vaccine to completely destroy SIV in monkeys
The Institute of Genetic and Vaccine Therapy at the Oregon University of Science and Health (OHSU), USA, has just announced a vaccine that completely destroys the virus…
Medicine - Health
Monkeys have genes against diseases of the century
A gene in the monkey's body helps their bodies produce many vaccines against the immunodeficiency virus (SIV) in monkeys. This finding could help scientists study vaccin…
Medicine - Health
HIV still kills people after thousands of years
American scientists have discovered the ancestors of AIDS viruses that are thousands of years old, longer than what scientists have thought before.
Medicine - Health
HIV-infected people of monkeys
UK scientists have found a new strain of HIV that can infect gorillas to humans. A French woman was infected with the virus.
Medicine - Health
Detecting compound 'lock' is HIV virus
Researchers at the University of Minnesota have identified a compound that can prevent the transmission of another strain of HIV on primates, called SIV.
Medicine - Health
HIV 'relatives' cause pandemic in African monkeys
A virus that is related to HIV is spreading on a large scale in African gorillas. The culprit infecting them could be chimpanzees, the French scientists announced.
Medicine - Health
HIV originates from wild chimpanzees
For the first time, scientists found the source of the closest relative virus to HIV - SIV virus - it is a wild chimp. The finding confirmed the hypothesis that the wild…