Word: development
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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Already the HIV in his patients' blood has dropped so low it can no longer be measured. Because he is attacking early and not waiting for full-fledged AIDS to develop, Ho told the conference, there is a good chance that within two or three years the virus could be completely eliminated...
Unfortunately, scientists still don't understand what an HIV vaccine must do to confer immunity. Bolognesi hopes to develop a kind of booster shot that, although it might be less than 100% protective, could help the immune system hold the virus at bay until a truly effective vaccine is discovered...
Virtually every AIDS expert agrees that only an effective vaccine can halt the epidemic. Yet after more than a decade of trying to develop one, scientists have made little headway. The failure can be traced in part to the notorious craftiness of the virus itself. Researchers still aren't sure what part of the immune system confers protection against HIV, and until they are, they won't be able to induce immunity with a vaccine...
Brooks doesn't develop his story as richly as he might; some of its incidents are too predictable, and it remains more anecdote than full-scale narrative. But he is, as he was in Modern Romance and Lost in America, a smart, funny observer of our minor domestic anguishes. --By Richard Schickel...
...years ago) believe that their companies are doing a good job providing the training that will enable employees to get better jobs. In the new world of work, where Americans must plan to hold a series of jobs requiring different skills, the commitment by American business to train and develop workers is crucial to maintaining not only quality of life, but a high-quality workforce that can compete in the global economy...