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Australian study turns HIV against itself

An Australian scientist said Wednesday he had discovered a way to turn the HIV virus against itself in human cells in the laboratory, in an important advance in the quest for an AIDS cure.

File picture. An Australian scientist said he had discovered how to turn the HIV virus against itself to stop it progressing to AIDS, describing it as a major breakthrough in finding a cure for the disease.

David Harrich from the Queensland Institute of Medical Research said he modified a protein in HIV that normally helps the virus spread, into a "potent" inhibitor.

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    Discussion 1 : 16 Jan 2013 at 20.131

    Chai Yo to the Australian scientists on behalf of the 100's of 1,000's of HIV+ and AID patients in Thailand, not to mention a number which surely must be in the multi-millions world wide.

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