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From: pur-ee!mel@iies.ecn.purdue.edu (Meloney D Cregor)
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Subject: Re: About AIDS cures
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Date: 5 Jun 90 17:38:33 GMT
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In article <35957@shemp.CS.UCLA.EDU> ames!ames!claris!portal!cup.portal.com!thinman@uunet.UU.NET writes:
>On the subject of overheating the blood: why not cool it instead?

The simple fact AIDS is transmitted thru blood transfusions.
Blood is stored at temperatures anywhere from -4 d. C to -20 or -70 d. C.
(depending on the method used) This is mighty cold, but has had no
detrimental effect on the virus.
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mel cregor         mel@iies.ecn.purdue.edu        mel!pur-ee