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AIDS viruses which don't have the art-gene, as the new gene is called, cannot reproduce or infect other cells. Therefore, if doctors can find drugs which interfere with the workings of the art-gene, they may be able to control or cure the disease, said Associate Professor of Pathology William Haseltine, who led the research team...
Every few months doctors from medical research centers seem to announce another major breakthrough in the search to cure AIDS. Standing before a group of anxious reporters, the doctors explain in layman's terms the genetic and protein makeup of the AIDS virus which has the popular reputation as one of the deadliest diseases known...
...connecting these complex medical discoveries to an actual cure is another matter. Harvard researchers hope their work will pave the way to either a vaccine, which would keep people from being infected, or a drug, which would help kill or control the AIDS virus. Their work is also devoted to developing tests to catch people who are carrying the virus and determining how many of them will actually get sick...
However, the road to a cure or preventive treatment for AIDS may well be a long one, Harvard researchers say. "We have a lot of work to do," says Dr. William Haseltine, who directs AIDS research at the Harvard-affiliated Dana-Farber Cancer Institute. "We have to be prepared for the long haul. We should make plans to work on this systematically for 10 to 15 years...