Acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS) is characterized by opportunistic infections
and by ‘opportunistic neoplasms’ (for example, Kaposi's sarcoma) 1 . Persistent generalized …

Laser capture microdissection (LCM) under direct microscopic visualization permits rapid
one-step procurement of selected human cell populations from a section of complex, …

The isolation of clones encoding the human surface protein T4, and the expression of the
T4 gene in new cellular environments, have enabled us to examine the role of this protein in …

… Patience, C., Wilkinson, DA & Weiss, RA Our retroviral heritage. Trends Genet. … Weiss,
RA Why cell biologists should be aware of genetically transmitted viruses. Nati. Cancer lnst. …

The phenotype of HIV-1 isolates is defined by the cells in which they replicate in vitro, but
these phenotypes can change in vivo with profound implications for viral transmission, …

Many questions have been posed about acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS)
pathogenesis. Is human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) both necessary and sufficient to cause …

Four virus proteins similar to two human macrophage inflammatory protein (MIP) chemokines,
interleukin-6 (IL-6), and interferon regulatory factor (IRF) are encoded by the Kaposi's …

Kaposi sarcoma-associated herpesvirus (KSHV) is consistently found in biopsy samples
from patients with AIDS-related and "classical" Kaposi's sarcoma (KS). Although highly …

… (Top photo courtesy of RA Weiss) … & Weiss, RA Infection of human cells by an endogenous
retrovirus of pigs. … Weiss, RA & McLean, AR What have we learnt from SARS? Philos. Trans. …

A new disease has recently been recognised in rural Uganda. Because the major symptoms
are weight loss and diarrhoea, it is known locally as slim disease. It is strongly associated …