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Is an effective HIV vaccine feasible? (pdf 104kb)

This article examines the problems encountered and the approaches taken by scientists in developing a HIV vaccine. It looks at the argument that the nature of the HIV virus deems it impossible to develop a vaccine. The article also discusses the new approach of the interplay between the immune system and human genetic variability.

 

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