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From: lpb@stratus.swdc.stratus.com (Len Bucuvalas)
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Subject: Genetic Splice Gone Crazy?
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I have read in some sources, primarily alternative news sources other than
Turner, CBS, NBC, ABC, and the Hearst and Drake newspaper/radio chains 
that, AIDS is a genetic splice of the visna and bovine virus. 

The resultant product seems
to be highly recombinant, seating itself in the spinal fluid. These sources
went on to say that, from the spinal fluid, the virus would send out its clones
which appear to target the T4 immune cells, smothering them which prevents
the T4 from replicating when necessary.  The only source that I can think of
off the top of my head is the Strekker Institute in Los Angeles.

Does the above description contain any validity at all?

Thanx in advance,
Len