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Published online 13 June 2003 | Nature | doi:10.1038/news030609-15
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Genes hint at HIV genesis
Monkey probably original source of AIDS virus.
Take two monkey viruses, feed to chimps, incubate for several years - and eat. That's the recipe for creating HIV, a new study suggests.
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