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• Fake YouTube pages used to spread viruses
SAN FRANCISCO - Savvy Internet users know that downloading unsolicited computer programs is one of the most dangerous things you can do online. It puts you at great risk for a virus or another time bomb from a hacker. But even some sophisticated ...
• Dispute behind Nobel Prize for HIV research
Still, for a series of reasons, some scientists suspected a family of viruses known as retroviruses. As it turned out, the actual culprit, HIV, resides in that family. One of the first to start the search for the viruses was Dr. Robert Gallo, then at ...
• Researchers find easier way to make stem cells
... Stem Cell Institute in Massachusetts to use just two genes to transform ordinary human skin cells into more powerful induced pluripotent stem cells or iPS cells. "This study demonstrates there's a possibility that instead of using genes and viruses to ...
• Nobel winner pessimistic on AIDS vaccine
Barre-Sinoussi, 61, and Montagnier, 76, shared the prize with Germany's Harald zur Hausen, honored for finding human papilloma viruses that cause cervical cancer. Barre-Sinoussi said she "very moved, very honored" and "very happy for France" to have ...
• Mild bird flu could cause pandemic
But some experts worry that seemingly less dangerous bird flu subtypes like H7 aren’t getting enough attention. “There may be a bit of complacency when it comes to recognizing the pandemic potential of H7 viruses,” said Dr. Michael Perdue, a ...