Re: Insufficient science killed Asimov

From: CurtAdams@aol.com
Date: Fri Mar 08 2002 - 15:02:47 MST


In a message dated 3/8/02 7:09:10, mail@HarveyNewstrom.com writes:

>One "fact" that confuses these people is that people can live so long with
>HIV before getting AIDS. This does not mean they aren't affected.

Actually a small percent - about 3% - never seem to get AIDS. Lo and
behold, many of them are packing a mutation which makes it impossible
for HIV to actually get into target cells! (CD4 null mutants) I'd be
amused to see what cockamamie excuse the Perth group would come
up with to try to explain that one.

I think we've long past the point where reasonable people can doubt
HIV -> AIDS. If somebody disagrees to the point that they'll
claim otherwise in a public forum, they should put up or shut up:
inject themselves with a high titer of infectious cultured HIV. That's
a traditional approach to show an infectious agent isn't relevant.
That they haven't IMO just points them out as frauds. Even
they don't believe their own nonsense.



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