‘Technological Feat’ Of Research On Old Tissue From DNC Serves Up Evidence HIV Started Infecting Humans In Late 1800s

Scientists at the University of Arizona examined a tissue sample that dates back to the 1960s, the oldest sample of HIV to date, and concluded the virus jumped from primates earlier than expected. The researchers tested 1,652 pathology samples and found the HIV sequence in one. Public health news also looks at: CRISPR baby editing guidelines, gun violence, paramedics' mental health, shootings in health care clinics, diagnostic errors, global immunizations gaps, benefits of cutting calories, and heat-related illnesses.

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