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    HIV, the AIDS virus, infecting a human cell
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    HIV, the AIDS virus, infecting a human cell

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    This human T cell (blue) is under attack by HIV (yellow), the virus that causes AIDS. The virus specifically targets T cells, which play a critical role in the body's immune response against invaders like bacteria and viruses.

    This image was part of the Life: Magnified exhibit that ran from June 3, 2014, to January 21, 2015, at Dulles International Airport.
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    Internal NoteDulles 2014 exhibit
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    SourceSeth Pincus, Elizabeth Fischer, and Austin Athman, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health
    Date2014-06-05 00:00:00
    Credit LineSeth Pincus, Elizabeth Fischer, and Austin Athman, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health
    InvestigatorSeth Pincus, Elizabeth Fischer and Austin Athman
    Record TypePhotograph
    Topic Area(s);#Cells;#
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