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Reverse Transcriptase
Reverse Transcriptase Reverse transcriptase is the replication enzyme of retroviruses. Because it polymerizes DNA precursors, reverse transcriptase is a DNA polymerase. However, whereas cellular DNA polymerases use DNA as a template for making new DNAs, reverse transcriptase uses the... Read more |
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Luc Montagnier
Montagnier, Luc (1932- ) French virologist Luc Montagnier, Distinguished Professor at Queens College in New York and the Institut Pasteur in Paris, has devoted his career to the study of viruses . He is perhaps best known for his 1983 discovery of the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV ),... Read more |
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HIV infections
AIDS-related cancers Definition The AIDS-related cancers are a group of cancers that occur more frequently in persons with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection than in the general population. The most common form of AIDS-related cancer, Kaposi's sarcoma(KS),... Read more |
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David D. Ho
David Da-I Ho Molecular biologist David Da-I Ho (born 1952) has dedicated his career to identifying a cure for acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS). His greatest contribution to the worldwide battle against AIDS came in 1996 when he combined state-of-the art AIDS medications in a way that... Read more |
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HIV
HIV (Human Immunodeficiency Virus), either of two closely related retroviruses that invade T-helper lymphocytes and are responsible for AIDS . There are two types of HIV: HIV-1 and HIV-2. HIV-1 is responsible for the vast majority of AIDS in the United States. HIV-2, seen more often in western... Read more |
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retrovirus
retrovirus type of RNA virus that, unlike other RNA viruses, reproduces by transcribing itself into DNA. An enzyme called reverse transcriptase allows a retrovirus's RNA to act as the template for this RNA-to-DNA transcription. The resultant DNA inserts itself into a cell's DNA and is reproduced... Read more |
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Factor VIII
Factor VIII (antihaemophilic factor) One of the blood clotting factors. Factor VIII is a soluble protein that stimulates the activation of Factor X by Factor IXa, which in turn converts prothrombin to thrombin, thus causing the fibrin matrix of a blood clot to form. Haemophilia is due to a... Read more |
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hearing aid
hearing aid device used in some forms of deafness to amplify sound before it reaches the auditory organs. Modern hearing aids are electronic. They contain a tiny receiver and a transistor amplifier, and are usually battery powered. Some are small enough to fit into an arm of a pair of eyeglasses,... Read more |
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massage
massage , treatment of superficial parts of the body by systematic rubbing, stroking, kneading, or slapping. Massages can be administered manually or with mechanical devices. They are sought most often to relieve muscle stiffness, spasms, or cramps and to relieve anxiety and tension. Gentle massage... Read more |
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Viral Genetics, Inc. Unveils Potential Mechanism of Action in HIV/AIDS...
Viral Genetics, Inc. (Other OTC:VRAL...new theory regarding a potential mechanism of action, which could advance HIV/AIDS research and the development...autoimmune disease. Viral Genetics has been accepted by... |