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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Genetically-modified vaginal bacteria may be able
to serve as a "living condom", secreting proteins that protect women against
HIV, suggests a new report.</FONT></DIV>
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href="http://www.newscientist.com/news/news.jsp?id=ns99994141">http://www.newscientist.com/news/news.jsp?id=ns99994141</A></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Mysterious virus may thwart HIV </FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><A
href="http://www.newscientist.com/news/news.jsp?id=ns99994742">http://www.newscientist.com/news/news.jsp?id=ns99994742</A></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>The first case of two strains of
sexually-transmitted HIV combining to form a new hybrid virus in a human has
been revealed by researchers.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><A
href="http://www.newscientist.com/news/news.jsp?id=ns99993941">http://www.newscientist.com/news/news.jsp?id=ns99993941</A></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Wouldn;t it be great if we find a naturally
occurring virus that recombines with HIV to make a harmless hybrid thgat takes
over?</FONT></DIV>
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