HIV is infamous for its ability to hide in the human body for decades, typically requiring long-term treatment to prevent a rebound from dormancy. In a new study, researchers shed light on where and how HIV lurks in these latent reservoirs , a key step in the quest to rid patients of the virus . In its latent stage, HIV can persist in certain host cells as a dormant " provirus " – a viral genome that inserts itself into a host cell's DNA. That's a big reason why it's so hard to eradicate, even

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