Tag archive: HIV

One of the most annoying aspects of Internet life may prove to be key in eradicating one of the most challenging viruses in real life. Apparently, Microsoft's spam filtering research may prove beneficial in the fight to ban HIV from our bodies. The software giant says it is teaming up with members of the Ragon institute to take on HIV by supplying computing resources as well as MSR's experience building email spam filters. The first… Read More

Scientists have created genetically-modified cats that glow in the dark. That's right, glow-in-the-dark cats! But these bio-luminescent felines weren't created simply to make Internet users happy — they were made to help save lives. A protein called GFP, which is commonly found in jellyfish, was added to the cats' genetic makeup in order to allow researchers to learn more about the deadly AIDS virus and other serious… Read More

One of the greatest barriers to eradicating HIV and AIDS, especially in the developing world, has been effective testing. Many who transmit the deadly disease simply don’t know they have it. Researchers at Columbia University have released a small chip that uses optics to read fluids. It takes a single drop of blood and returns a positive or negative result for HIV/AIDS or syphilis, in about 15 minutes. And the results are presented, similar to… Read More