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SciAm on efforts to eradicate HIV from its reservoirs

urbantravels

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Of possible interest - researchers still working toward the elusive goal of clearing a retrovirus completely from the system. In this case, it's HIV. But may have implications for us in the future!

This is from July 30 but I just noticed it.

http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=hiv-aids-latent-reservoir-treatment-cure

Rise 'n Die, HIV: Strategies for a Cure Based on Waking the AIDS Virus
New weapons take aim at "latent reservoirs" by rousing the invader from its hiding spot in immune cells