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History of Feminism

DetlefK

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1. We should wait for the reviews.

Reply to eridani (Original post)

Sat Jul 18, 2015, 05:47 AM

Jul 2015

If the test reacts to the HIV then this means it detects the protein-shell of the virus. A tiny mutation can easily produce a protein that has a wholly different shape and then the test wouldn't recognize the virus.

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A 15-year-old girl might have made HIV tests as easy as pregnancy tests. [View all] eridani Jul 2015 OP

We should wait for the reviews. DetlefK Jul 2015 #1