A Darwinian view of AIDS

This is the story of the rabbit and the virus. Rabbits were never meant to live in Australia. But a 19th-century game hunter thought otherwise and imported the creatures. Over the decades, they did what rabbits do best: multiplied and multiplied, until they became a major nuisance. (Full article: 911 words)

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