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Study: HIV Becoming Less Deadly, Less Infectious
An anonymous reader writes: A new study (abstract) from Oxford University shows HIV is weakening as it evolves in response to our immune system. When the virus encounters somebody with a particularly strong immune system, it sacrifices efficiency in replication to gradually overcome those defenses. This causes it to take more time for the infection to cause AIDS. Professor Philip Goulder said, "It is quite striking. You can see the ability to replicate is 10% lower in Botswana than South Africa and that's quite exciting. We are observing evolution happening in front of us and it is surprising how quickly the process is happening. The virus is slowing down in its ability to cause disease and that will help contribute to elimination." Goulder added that the average time from infection to the onset of AIDS has increased by 25% over the past 10 years.
Evolution? Pretty sure this just means god hates gays a little less.
Paying taxes to buy civilization is like paying a hooker to buy love.
LOL I love how the article is predicated on the assumption that evolution actually exists.
"There is nothing new under the sun" (Ecclesiastes 1:9). AIDS was created 6000 years ago, just like the Earth and everything else.