What HIV Needs (IMAGE)

Salk Institute

What HIV Needs

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The human immunodeficiency virus only brings along a minimalist's survival gear -- just nine genes, coding for 15 proteins -- and relies on its host cell to provide what's missing.

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Dr. John Young, Salk Institute for Biological Studies

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