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Episode: HIV eliminated in a second patient, but a cure is a long way off | Learn English phrasal verb ‘fight off’
Description: For just the second time since the global AIDS epidemic began almost 40 years ago, HIV has been eliminated from a patient’s body. But scientists are not calling the breakthrough a “cure,” since the procedure is not applicable to most people with HIV. Scientists have discovered a genetic mutation that is resistant to HIV, and they have given that mutation to another patient. Unfortunately, that requires a dangerous procedure: a bone marrow transplant. Plus, learn the English phrasal verb “fight off.” Read the full transcript of this episode at http://www.plainenglish.com/137 Transcripts are always free and available...