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Recently, The Week had an interesting article on finding a cure for HIV:
Why scientists can't kill HIV
It mutates so quickly, it's hard to figure out what anchor a drug
or vaccine can latch onto
or vaccine can latch onto
By Roxanne Palmer, World Science Festival | August 1, 2014
Humanity's war against the HIV has been a constantly shifting battle, thanks to the wily nature of the virus. But humans, being quite wily themselves, have persevered in the search for a cure despite setback after setback. Recently, scientists found a way to snip HIV's genetic code out from the genomes of infected cells. The technique's only been tried in cultured cells so far, but it could represent a powerful new weapon in the arsenal against AIDS.
But just what makes HIV such a formidable foe?
