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Valathous
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 Mon Mar 05, 2007 7:10 pm Scientists Discover 'Natural Barrier' to HIV |
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| MSN.com Health and Fitness wrote: | A protein in mucosal cells helps keep infection rates down
By E.J. Mundell, HealthDay Reporter
MONDAY, March 5 (HealthDay News) -- Researchers have discovered that cells in the mucosal lining of human genitalia produce a protein that "eats up" invading HIV -- possibly keeping the spread of the AIDS more contained than it might otherwise be. |
http://health.msn.com/healthnews/articlepage.aspx?cp-documentid=100157237>1=9145
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Lord Borg
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| Mon Mar 05, 2007 7:12 pm |
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Wow...thats interesting. First step to better treatments, perhaps?
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Theresa
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| Mon Mar 05, 2007 8:27 pm |
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That's really good news. Finally something after all of these years.
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TrekkieMage
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| Mon Mar 05, 2007 9:14 pm |
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This is wonderful news. The one thing to keep in mind is the last sentence of that article...While this a vital discovery, there is still a *long* way to go.
They don't know how to enhance the protein yet, and they also don't know if this is *exactly* how things work in the human body because there are a lot more variables. But it gives research a clear path to work on 
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