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amitutk on Aug 11, 2011 | parent | context | favorite | on: HIV virus used to turn white blood cells into canc...

Such viral vectors are routinely used in the lab to knock in a variety of genes in the cell. Vector is really the packaging. What was important in the study was the actual antigen which has packaged in the vector.

hvs on Aug 11, 2011 [–]

Without a doubt. I was only commenting on the HIV vector because there are so many that say, "What the hell?" when they hear "HIV."

zacharycohn on Aug 11, 2011 | [–]

I know I did, until I read further into the article.

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