Of course, screening for HIV did essentially eliminate the transmission of this virus by transfusions.

The only goal of science is the honour of the human spirit, and a question in number theory is worth a question concerning the system of the world.

There exist thousands of Americans who have AIDS-defining diseases but are HIV negative.

Roughly speaking, this hypothesis asks whether drug use causes some of the diseases officially associated with AIDS, such as immunodeficiency and Kaposi's sarcoma.

Questions have also arisen about AIDS being transmitted to hemophiliacs via blood transfusions.

What standards are upheld by the scientific community affect the community internally, and also affect its relations with society at large, including Congress.

They cannot count on the press and they cannot count on Congressional committees to bring the problems of the scientific community to their own attention, or to police the scientific community.