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Study: Mushrooms from Siberia can treat HIV/Aids

Researchers from Russia have put forth a claim that mushrooms grown in Siberia could be used to develop new treatment for HIV/Aids.

Scientists at the Vector Institute near Novosibirsk say that they have three different mushrooms which could be used in antiretroviral medicines but the Chaga mushroom could be effective.

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