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"mysterious hiding place" Mysterious? Do they not understand what a retrovirus is?
by pdkl95 12y ago
"mysterious hiding place"
Mysterious? Do they not understand what a retrovirus is?
- dekhn 12y agoNono, the point is that viruses like HIV infect a tiny subset of cells and "hide out" there. I think you're referring to genomic integration, and they're referring to cell type.
- headShrinker 12y agoHIV and retreat to hiding places like the gut and the brain, where treatment is very difficult.