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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