Question

New findings in HIV!!
This study reveals that the virulence factor of HIV is decreasing as it mutates!

Answer 1

http://www.pnas.org/content/early/2014/11/26/1413339111

Answer 2

http://www.sciencealert.com/hiv-appears-to-be-evolving-into-less-deadly-less-infectious-form

Answer 3

@Abhisar @jlg030597 @uri @Ryaan

Answer 4

@iambatman

Answer 5

Interesting, thanks for sharing Shruti :)!

Answer 6

Interesting!
So in order to adapt HLA-B*57 gene the HIV virus has mutated but in the process has lost its replicating power and thus the virulence.

Answer 7

so what is the implication of this discovery?

Answer 8

as the virus mutates to overcome the immediate problems of survival....it affects its replication potential and thus reduces its virulence @nincompoop

Answer 9

nice find!

Answer 10

woa

Answer 11

what is the implication of this discovery?
what makes this a good news for someone who has contracted HIV, his family, future relationship, etc?

Answer 12

quite amazing

Answer 13

cool

Answer 14

Finally, an interesting post.

Answer 15

someone needs to give these people an access to PubMed or SciDirect
these "new" aren't new

Answer 16

@shrutipande9 is always finding the new findings in :P

Answer 17

wat happened nin? y arent u happy with the good stuff?:P

Answer 18

Thanks for sharing this with us. @shrutipande9

Answer 19

I think this may be a piece of information that people with evolution based perceptions will hang onto.

Answer 20

uuuuuuuuuuuu m mmmmmmm

Answer 21

@shrutipande9 this is not a question, please close it

Answer 22

@funnyguy2 it is allowed to share subject related information and post tutorials on openstudy..:)
@confluxpic...probably..:D

Answer 23

^^^^

Answer 24

Oooo thats some good news!!!

Answer 25

@nincompoop yeah its not too new & yeah its not gonna change anything much for people having HIV, since number of mutations to reach that undeadly state - is pretty much unknown as well as HLA driven HIV adaptation- we cant be sure its same for everyone because everyone's immune system is unique for that particular individual, and so the strength is different as well as adaptation is most probably different. I get that... But this finding at the very least gives a tiny hope to target this finding for now, it might work or in worst case scenario might not...
oh this topic started earlier than i thought
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3945438/pdf/pgen.1004196.pdf
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3993828/pdf/zjv4668.pdf

Answer 26

cool

Answer 27

http://www1.cuny.edu/mu/forum/2015/03/17/flawed-design-led-to-failed-hiv-study-ida-susser-argues-in-al-jazeera-op-ed/