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AIDS is undeniably one of the most pressing medical emergencies of our era. It is now 12 years since the discovery of HIV and in spite of a world-wide research effort no proven method for controlling AIDS has been developed. HIV Volumes 1 and 2 are guides to studying HIV in the laboratoryfocusing on specialized techniques unique to this field. Both books provide the novice entering HIV research with clear instructions on how to perform standard experiments as well as including many novel methods described in detail for the first time.Volume 1 describes studies of the virus and infected cells and covers techniques for handling HIV safely, for studying viral entry, replication and neutralization and basic immunological techniques.