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Science & Technology at Scientific American.com: Monkey Protein Blocks HIV
Topic: Health and Wellness 6:47 pm EST, Feb 26, 2004

] TRIM5-alpha stymies HIV but not SIV, which explains why
] monkeys can contract only one of the two viruses. "The
] maintenance of a strong block to HIV-1 in Old World
] monkeys implies a selective advantage, presumably imposed
] by the presence of HIV-1-like viruses during the
] evolution of this primate lineage," the scientists write,
] adding that although humans carry a version of
] TRIM5-alpha, it is not as effective in thwarting HIV
] transmission.

Science & Technology at Scientific American.com: Monkey Protein Blocks HIV



 
 
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