Monday, March 30, 2009

Watch HIV spreading from cell to cell



For the first time, scientists have filmed an HIV-infected cell transmitting the virus into another cell. It occurs via a previously unknown method called a virological synapse.
***the video pauses on its own- there is nothing wrong with your computer/connection***
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  1. UnknownMarch 31, 2009 at 9:44 PM

    Is this the actual elapsed time that it takes?

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  2. JoshMarch 31, 2009 at 10:00 PM

    the timer in the video skips around- looks like they took more than one video & spliced it together. best guess by looking at the timer is that this whole process took around 100 minutes, give or take a lot.

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  3. UnknownApril 1, 2009 at 6:20 PM

    That still isn't very long at all. Ugh!

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