Scientists Expose Weak DNA in HIV

Ace905 writes "The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases announced Thursday that they had discovered a very promising 'weak spot' in the HIV virus. The HIV virus, a progenitor to full blown AIDS has eluded all attempts at a vaccine since it was discovered sometime in the 1970's. The major problem with developing a vaccine initially was isolating the virus. Conventional viruses are often defeated with existing drugs, or after being tested against new compounds. HIV has been unique, and staggering in it's ability to resist all attempts at treatment by mutating its own genetic code. HIV is able to resist, with great effectiveness, any drug or combination drug-therapy that is used against it."

Ah, yes, the HIV virus...

[Anonymous Coward]

Transmitted through the sharing of unsterilized ATM machines, IC circuits, LCD displays and PIN numbers, the HIV virus is a deadly threat to humanity.

Easy...

[Karganeth]

Attack it's weak spot for massive damage.

Rejoice

[Anonymous Coward]

The owners of roughly 1 million Slashdot accounts rejoice as they hear the news: They can now fuck around without fear of AIDS!

Re:Easy...

[physicsboy500]

Attack it's weak spot for massive damage.

or better yet...

"up, down, up, down, left, right, left, right, A, B, A, B, Select, Start"

Re:Easy...

[antifoidulus]

Sweet! Now I can go to the brothel 29 times!

Why is it...

[MsGeek]

...that when I RTFA, the only thing I could think of was the Yavin briefing on the Death Star?

"Great shot, kid, that was one-in-a-million!"

God, I'm geeky...

Re:AIDS was discovered in 1981

[hey]

You trust Wikipedia more than the BBC?

You mean...

[istartedi]

You mean this vast plague upon mankind has a single point of failure? Wow! They really are close then. I suggest two possible courses of action from here: 1. Figure out how to plug a Powerbook into it, then type furiously. 2. Fly along the equator of the virus at top speed and fire into its exhaust port.

Once we have the cure...

[FatSean]

...we'll release the virus into the population and all the fundamentalists who won't let their children take Guardasil and the AIDS vaccine will watch their genetic line dead-end! That's what you wanted to hear from this god-less progressive thinker, right? Silly trolls.

Re:Easy...

[izprince]

But doesn't it resist real time weapon change?

Re:Easy...

[OldManAndTheC++]

Attack it's weak spot for massive damage.
         ^
    (weak spot)

Re:You mean...

[Anonymous Coward]

fire into its exhaust port

Er... isn't this supposedly the cause of the problem, at least according to Fox news?

Re:Ah, yes, the HIV virus...

[Anonymous Coward]

That _was_ one of the great breakthroughs of the 80s: disallowing apostrophes. Ahh, the good ol'e times...