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Published online 20 July 2009 | Nature | doi:10.1038/news.2009.707
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Mystery of HIV vaccine failure deepens
Heightened immune response to cold virus may not be to blame.
Two groups of scientists have cast doubt on a leading explanation for the failure of a key HIV vaccine.
In September 2007, researchers halted a trial of the vaccine made by Merck & Co.
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- 22 Jul, 2009
- Posted by: Simeng Zhao