I was expecting to read that this was newly evolved, but it was actually newly discovered. I’m curious about what factors led to it existing for so long without being discovered.
“The most recent of the three samples used to identify HIV-1 group M subtype L has been sitting in an Abbott freezer since 2001. ... Abbott researchers found two additional examples of the strain—in samples from 1983 and 1990”
I admire the foresight of having kept these samples where they could be studied with future techniques.
“The most recent of the three samples used to identify HIV-1 group M subtype L has been sitting in an Abbott freezer since 2001. ... Abbott researchers found two additional examples of the strain—in samples from 1983 and 1990”
I admire the foresight of having kept these samples where they could be studied with future techniques.