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OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - Two University of Oklahoma scientists are starting research that they hope will someday lead to the development of a vaccine to combat the HIV virus, which causes AIDS.
The research to be performed by Mark Lang, an assistant professor of microbiology and immunology at the OU Health Sciences Center, and microbiologist John West will examine the basic aspects of the immune system, rather than the complex aspects of the virus.
They theorize that if a key function of the body's immune system can be pinpointed, it could be the first step toward developing a vaccine.
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