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Why finding new HIV targets takes so long: Some basics about basic research

  • Written by Christy Gaines, Doctoral candidate, biochemistry, University of Maryland, Baltimore County
imageA vial of blood that has been tested for HIV. Jarun Ontarkal/Shutterstock.com

Although great strides have been made at combating human immunodeficiency virus, leading to better quality of life and a longer life expectancy for those living with the virus, significant problems remain.

As of 2016, 36.7 million people worldwide were living with the...

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