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Genetic HIV Resistance Deciphered

Posted by michael on from the mutations-deemed-useful dept.

hexed_2050 writes "Researchers have pin-pointed the reason why some people have a greater immunity, or in some cases, total immunity to the HIV virus. They credit a genetic defect that can be traced back to Europeans in the middle ages."

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  1. Let me guess... by skinfitz · · Score: 3, Funny


    Let me guess - the people with the "defect" are all christian nutt..er.. fundamentalists?

    Wonder how long it will be before one of the nutters latches on to this story.

    Wonder how long after that before research is done into the feasibility of using a retro virus to rewrite the DNA of HIV+ people to include the "immune" gene, thus curing them.

    Oh no wait - it's god that makes people infected because they are gay isn't it? Silly old science - how could it possibly be right. Lets burn all the books while we are at it.

  2. Sort of like genetic magnet-power defect. by AtariAmarok · · Score: 3, Funny
    "It's a trade off...and therefore a defect"

    Ah. like the rare genetic defect carried by Eric Lenscherr. His genes gave him remarkable powers over magnatism. The tradeoff? An overwhelming desire to control the world, which did not make him welcome at parties.

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