Takara Bio, Chinese CDC to Collaborate in AIDS Research.Tokyo, Japan, June 20, 2006 - (JCN) - Takara Bio announced on June 19 that it has reached an agreement with the Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention Noun 1. Center for Disease Control and Prevention - a federal agency in the Department of Health and Human Services; located in Atlanta; investigates and diagnoses and tries to control or prevent diseases (especially new and unusual diseases) CDC (Chinese CDC See Control Data, century date change and Back Orifice. CDC - Control Data Corporation ) to collaborate in research on Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome Acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS) A viral disease of humans caused by the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), which attacks and compromises the body's immune system. (AIDS). The two partners will strive to confirm the efficacy of AIDS gene therapy using RNA interference enzymes. The gene therapy is intended to destroy RNA in Human Immunodeficiency Virus human immunodeficiency virus n. HIV. Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) A transmissible retrovirus that causes AIDS in humans. (HIV). Specifically, the partners will conduct validation experiments using simian T-cells and Simian Immune Deficiency Virus (SIV). Since 1981, over 25 million people have died of AIDS. Currently, it is estimated that over 40 million people are infected with HIV, of which about 8 million people reside in Asia. Copyright [c] 2006 Japan Corporate News Network. All rights reserved. |
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