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Scientific American

September 1, 1997

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In Search of AIDS-Resistance Genes

A genetic trait that protects against AIDS has now been uncovered, and others are emerging. The findings open entirely new avenuesfor developing preventives and therapies

By Michael Dean & Stephen J. O'Brien

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About Stephen J. O'Brien

Stephen J. O’Brien was chief of the National Cancer Institute’s Laboratory of Genomic Diversity until 2012 and is now chief scientific officer at the Dobzhansky Center for Genome Bioinformatics at St. Petersburg State University in Russia. He has studied the genetics of cheetahs, giant pandas, pumas and whales and of human infection by HIV.

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Scientific American Magazine Vol 277 Issue 3This article was originally published with the title “In Search of AIDS-Resistance Genes” in Scientific American Magazine Vol. 277 No. 3 (), p. 44
doi:10.1038/scientificamerican0997-44
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