New AIDS Vaccine To Undergo Human Trials For First Time

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Dr Robert Gallo is a name you’ve probably never heard of, but he’s the biomedical researcher who led the team responsible for unmasking the cause of AIDS (acquired immune deficiency syndrome). In 1984, he was catapulted to world fame for discovering that the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) was the malevolent infectious force behind one of the most debilitating epidemics in human history. HIV is, to date, essentially incurable. However, over 30 years on from the monumental discovery, Dr Gallo still hasn’t stopped his scientific crusade to combat this virus.