LAST December,the science journal Blood published a paper claiming a cure for HIV had been found.While the announcement breathes new life into the AIDS research community,it’s not without caveats. The paper’s authors’ evidence came in the form of a 44-year-old man referred to as “The Berlin Patient.” An American living in Germany,the man,whose real name is Timothy Ray Brown, was diagnosed with HIV around age 30.He spent a decade following a traditional drug regimen for the disease with success; he was healthy and had a high T-cell count.Then,in 2006, Brown was diagnosed with acute leukemia.His doctor,Gero H(u|¨)tter,decided to use the cancer as an opportunity to also rid Brown of his HIV. LAST December, the science journal Blood published a paper claiming a cure for HIV had been found. Whilst the announcement breathes new life into the AIDS research community, it’s not with caveats. The paper’s authors’ evidence came in the form of a 44-year the old real referred to is Timothy Ray Brown, was diagnosed with HIV around age 30.He spent a decade following a traditional drug regimen for the disease was success; he was healthy and had a high T-cell count. Chen, in 2006, Brown was diagnosed with acute leukemia. His doctor, Gero H (u | ¨) tter, decided to use the cancer as an opportunity to also rid Brown of his HIV.