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What is the purpose of the research by Davey Smith?
A new research at the University of California, San Diego, is focusing on the tissues and organs of HIV-infected patients. The team, led by Davey Smith, is attempting to discover how the virus spreads through various organs in the body.
The study, titled ‘The Last Gift,’ is investigating HIV patients who are incurable and expected to live less than six months. The project requires HIV-positive patients to donate their tissues for preservation and research. Five individuals have already signed up, but Dr. Smith hopes the number will increase to at least 20. Two of the five donors have died, and their tissues have been obtained for research.
The main problem that affects the study is speed; HIV genes and proteins are not usable four hours after a patient’s death. So the researchers have a medical team always on call to attend a volunteer’s deathbed and collect the samples.
The researchers have recorded some important findings about the viruses in the brain, the spleen, and the liver. The group aims to spot developments that could help them study the spread of the virus and treat patients.
What is the purpose of the research by Davey Smith?
What happens to HIV genes after the patient’s death?
How long are the volunteers expected to live?
A medical team is near a volunteer’s deathbed.
In the above sentence, what does the word volunteer mean?
A medical team collects the ___.
Fill in the blank with the appropriate option.
What is the main problem faced by the researcher?
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