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Published online 30 June 2003 | Nature | doi:10.1038/news030623-18
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Mice made to host HIV
A human protein allows virus replication in mouse cells.
Adding a crucial human protein to mice cells allows them to carry HIV. Genetically engineered mice might one day replace the monkeys and apes used to study AIDS in the laboratory.
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