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Credit: Courtesy of Public Library of Science" /> Credit: Courtesy of Public Library of Science GOT VIRUS, NO VACCINE » If you've got viruses on the brain - thanks to Ari Hellenius's research using viruses ("The Orange and the Circus Tent") and the Hot Paper on HIV (Impeding PD-1) - tune in to the AIDS Vaccine 2008 meeting in Cape Town, South Africa, Oct. 13-16. If you can't go there yourself,


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GOT VIRUS, NO VACCINE » If you've got viruses on the brain - thanks to Ari Hellenius's research using viruses ("The Orange and the Circus Tent") and the Hot Paper on HIV (Impeding PD-1) - tune in to the AIDS Vaccine 2008 meeting in Cape Town, South Africa, Oct. 13-16. If you can't go there yourself, check out the conference Web site (http://tinyurl.com/55kf6b) for information about speakers, including Lawrence Corey and Robert Gallo.

GOT DEVICE, NO MONEY » Do you have a medical device, but not enough investors? Attend the first Medical Device Investor Day on Oct. 22 in Boston. After a keynote address from David Cassak of Windhover Information (in our feature on medical devices, "Biotech's Hidden Stepsister"), you'll hear from 15 investors about what they're looking for (http://tinyurl.com/5nhuns).

GOT SPOTLIGHT, NO US VISA » It's the 25th anniversary of the Orphan Drug Act ("The Orphan Drug Act Turns ...

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