Chimps Do Get "AIDS," Study Finds

Thursday, July 23, 2009 - 12:35 in Biology & Nature

Long thought to be harmless, SIV—the source of HIV—may lead to a lethal, AIDS-like illness in chimps, after all. Though a blow to conservationists, the discovery may hold insights for human medicine.

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