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Nearly 40 years ago, the first treatment for HIV was approved, but it came with a warning: “It is not a cure.” » In the week of World AIDS Day, Kate Bishop, senior group leader at the Francis Crick Institute, tells us how science may finally have found a “working” cure for the virus that causes AIDS. What is the connection between tree rings, volcanoes, trade routes and Europe’s deadly Black Death pandemic? Professor Ulf Büntgen from the University of Cambridge explains how comparing tree ring data with historical records shows that Italian city-states importing grain accidentally introduced the Black Death to Europe. Plus, science presenter Caroline Steel is in studio to discuss her favorite new science discoveries. For more fascinating science content, visit bbc.co.uk, search for BBC Inside Science and follow the links to The Open University. Presenter: Tom Whipple Producers: Jonathan Blackwell, Ella Hubber, Tim Dodd, Alex Mansfield and Hannah Fisher Editor: Martin Smith Production Coordinator: Jana Bennett-Holesworth
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