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Published online 18 January 2002 | Nature | doi:10.1038/news020114-10
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SIVcpz in wild chimpanzees
Chimpanzee waste could shed light on the origins and spread of HIV.
Delving into droppings has given AIDS researchers a surprise. Far fewer chimpanzees than they had suspected have SIVcpz, the animal virus most like HIV.
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