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A s commun i t i e s in O r egon and W a sh ing ton mov e p a s t th e S c i en t i s t s m ay b e on th e cu sp o f cu r - ing A IDS . GUEST COLUMN R e s e a r ch e r s a t th e W i s t a r In s t i tu t e in F rank ie L . T ru l l th e po s i t iv e n ex t s t ep s shou ld r evo lv e a round invo lv ing Ph i l ad e lph i a a r e runn ing th e l a rg e s t r an - fo r e s t l and r e s id en t s in s e t t ing th e s t ag e fo r p r e emp t ing dom i z ed c l in i c a l t r i a l fo r an A IDS th e r a - py in th e wo r ld . Th e d rug th ey ’ r e t e s t ing Th e s e r e c en t adv an c e s a r e a lmo s t en - t en t i a l to r edu c e th e l ev - t i r e ly du e to h igh ly e f f e c t iv e an t i r e t rov i r a l Cong r e s s c an p l ay a v a lu ab l e ro l e in th i s by m ak ing su r e has shown the po e l o f H I V i n a p a t i e n t ’ s b l o o d . 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Th e f a c t s a r e no t on th e i r s id e . d i r e c t r e su l t o f e a r ly exp e r im en t s w i th A s r e c en t ly a s 1995 , H IV /A IDS w a s m i c e . Known a s AZT , th e an t i r e t rov i r a l th e l e ad ing c au s e o f d e a th fo r Am e r i c an s - ag e s 25 -44 . Th a t y e a r , A IDS k i l l ed mo r e v i r a l d i s e a s e in 1986 . th an 49 ,500 p eop l e a round th e coun t ry . P r im a t e mod e l s a l so p l ay ed a v a lu - En t e rp r i s e , O r egon Two d e c ad e s l a t e r , annu a l d e a th s f rom th e ab l e ro l e in th e c r e a t ion o f S aqu in av i r , th e M EMBER O REGON N EWSPAPER P UBL ISHERS A SSOC IAT ION d i s e a s e h av e d ropp ed n e a r ly th r e e -qu a r - t e r s , to 13 ,700 . th a t a t t a ck s th e v i ru s ’ ab i l i ty to r ep l i c a t e . 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And I suppo s e i t ’ s a d rop in th e bu ck e t to r emov e d e ad wood on e p i ckup r lo ad a t a t im e , bu t I don ’ t b e l i ev e I ’ l l ev e und e r s t and how th e r e ’ s no t enough bud - g e t to r edu c e fu e l s and m e anwh i l e you ’v e go t wood cu t t e r s a c tu a l ly p ay ing to go r e - mov e d e ad t r e e s f rom th e fo r e s t , bu t th at w i l l b e ev en mo r e r e s t r i c t ed i f th e ro ad c lo su r e s go th rough . A l so , w i l l som ebody d exp l a in to m e why w e c an ’ t go cu t woo a l l w in t e r i f th e ro ad s a r en ’ t snow ed ou t ? I don ’ t g e t th a t . Bu t I gu e s s w e c an wo r ry about snow - r e l a t ed m a t t e r s i f w e ev e r g e t any ou t th e r e d igg ing l in e , ho s ing down and som ebody go ch e ck on Smok ey ? M ak e r su r e h e ’ s s t ay ing hyd r a t ed ? A l l th a t fu comb in ed w i th th e summ e r h e ’ s h av ing i s ju s t a r e c ip e fo r h e a t exh au s t ion . B e s a f e . im a l - r igh t s advo c a t e s con t inu e to oppo s e p r im a t e mod e l s in H IV /A IDS r e s e a r ch . Th ey c l a im th a t t e chn iqu e s l ik e compu t er mod e l ing and popu l a t ion s tud i e s c an r e - p l a c e an im a l r e s e a r ch . In r e a l i ty , th e r e i s no sub s t i tu t e fo r p r i - m a t e s tud i e s . T o en su r e th a t m ed i c in e s a r e s a f e and e f f e c t iv e , s c i en t i s t s mu s t s tudy th em in l iv ing sy s t em s th a t c lo s e ly r e s em - b l e tho s e in hum an s . Ab andon ing an im a l t e s t ing wou ld h a l t tod ay ’ s mo s t p rom i s ing l in e s o f inqu i ry . Con s id e r th e ongo ing s e a r ch fo r an A IDS v a c c in e , wh i ch r e l i e s h e av i ly on p r im a t e s tud i e s . 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