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Study traces AIDS virus origin to 100 years ago [1]

NEW YORK: The AIDS virus has been circulating among people for about 100 years, decades longer than scientists had thought, a new study suggests.

Genetic analysis pushes the estimated origin of HIV back to between 1884 and 1924, with a more focused estimate at 1908.

Publication Date: 
02/10/2008
International Herald Tribune (Bangkok) [2]
Tags:
Medical Research [3], AIDS [4], Scientists [5]

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