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Life After HIV: BACTERIA IN WOMEN'S VAGINAS CAN PROTECT THEM FROM HIV

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Scientists have created a type of vaginal bacteria to combat the spread of HIV among women.

They applied a gel containing the bacteria to the vaginas of rhesus macaques before infecting them by the same route with a hybrid of SIV and HIV.

The engineered bacteria cut the infection rate by 63…

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