2008 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine: HIV and HPV
Category: Nobel Prize
was awarded for the discovery of HIV and the discovery that HPV causes cancer.
Posted on: October 6, 2008 9:10 AM, by Nick Anthis • 3 Comments •
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An Integrin Is Identified as a Co-Receptor for HIV
Category: HIV/AIDS
Scientists identify the alpha-4 beta-7 integrin as a co-receptor for HIV, offering a potential new drug target.
Posted on: February 11, 2008 8:23 PM, by Nick Anthis • 3 Comments •
On Drugs, Circumcision, and John McCain
Category: HIV/AIDS
Antiretroviral drugs taken prophylactically protecting against HIV, some doubt about the effects of circumcision, and a blast from the past with John McCain
Posted on: February 5, 2008 7:20 AM, by Nick Anthis • 16 Comments •
HIV Denialism in South Africa: a Lesson in Complexity
Category: HIV/AIDS
A primer on the HIV denialism of Thabo Mbeki and his government.
Posted on: September 13, 2007 8:39 AM, by Nick Anthis • 35 Comments •
