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Chimps, AIDS, And Immunity

Posted by Hemos on from the outlasting-it dept.

Anonymous Coward writes "Researchers at the Biomedical Primate Research Center in The Netherlands have come up with a theory as to why modern chimps don't develop AIDS and its variants. The chimps in the study were found to share a usually uniform cluster of genes in the area that controls their immune systems' defenses against disease. This lack of genetic diversity suggests that a lethal sickness attacked chimps in the distant past. The theory postulates that approximately 2 million years ago an AIDS-like epidemic wiped out a large portion of the chimpanzee population. Those that survived developed an immunity to AIDS and its variants. If this theory holds true it may explain why some humans who are repeatedly exposed to HIV don't get sick."

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  1. 52 + 20 = 12 by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    slashdot first post math

    cherish them

    damn FUCK FUCK!!!

    It's been 17 seconds since you hit 'reply'!

    There's some AC math for you.

    Cherish my balls in the name of the .test community.

  2. Hey by ratamacue · · Score: -1, Troll

    It's worth a try. ;)

  3. aids is a plague from god by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    to kill all faggots and prostitutes. Thats why it wont work on monkeys.

  4. Re:It also provides hope by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    Why would you want to cure AIDS? It's working as planned.

  5. Re:AIDS, mortality, and timing. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    Was your uncle a cock sucking DiCk LIckiNg, Ass TsKinG, FuDgE PaCkInG, BUTT PiRaTe?

  6. In a related study... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    It was determined that Anonymous Cowards (ACs) who think they know it all get Hoof and Mouth disease via constantly sticking their feet in their mouths, especially after having it stuck in their asses for several months prior. Dr. CmdrTaco was quoted as saying "ACs are prone to disease more so than /. users who post under their own IDs. ACs have a tendency to divert power from their immune systems into their facial region, specifically their mouths. This diversion weakens both their immune systems and their ability to make any sense on a human level." He also noted a shift in AIDS cases from homosexuals and IV drug users to ACs, mostly due to "Sitting on each other's thumbs and rotating."

  7. Re:AIDS, mortality, and timing. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    Your uncle did not just "get" sick by chance. He sinned and is now punished....

  8. In another study, by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    9 out of 10 chumps exposed to goatse.cx acquired AIDS-like symptoms almost instantly.

  9. JONKATZ, THEIR LAB TECHNICIAN,HAS BUTT SEX W/ THEM by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll