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Gut warfare

Far from the unhurried killer it seemed to be, HIV is a swift assassin,gutting the body's immune system within days of infection. Erika Check finds out how this new paradigm is transforming AIDS research.

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Check, E. Gut warfare. Nat Med 13, 116–117 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1038/nm0207-116

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