Pools of latent HIV, lurking in the cells of infected people, remain untouched even by powerful drug combinations. Paul Smaglik reports on how this is forcing researchers to rethink their strategies for fighting the virus.
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Smaglik, P. Reservoirs dog AIDS therapy. Nature 405, 270–272 (2000). https://doi.org/10.1038/35012712
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