Breakthrough of the Year (1 of 14) (IMAGE)

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Breakthrough of the Year (1 of 14)

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Scanning electron micrograph of HIV viruses, each ~120 nanometers in diameter, on an infected cell surface. This year, clinical trial results showing that antiretroviral treatments for HIV also keep the virus from spreading raised hopes of ending HIV/AIDS epidemics in whole populations. See the Breakthrough of the Year special section beginning on page 1628 and at www.scim.ag/2011btoy. This image relates to a paper that appeared in the Dec. 23, 2011, issue of Science, published by AAAS. The paper, by Science News staff in Washington D.C., was titled, “Breakthrough of the Year.”

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Image: Thomas Deerinck, Kathleen Fitzpatrick, John Guatelli, and Mark Ellisman, NCMIR, UCSD/Visuals Unlimited, Inc.

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