The experts said further studies into the variant’s mechanisms could reveal new parts of the virus to target through drugs.ĭr Chris Wymant, a senior researcher in statistical genetics at Oxford University and lead author, said: ‘Before this study, the genetics of the HIV virus were known to be relevant for virulence, implying that the evolution of a new variant could change its impact on health. People infected with the strain had the same characteristics - including age and sex - as other people living with HIV in the Netherlands, the researchers noted. The scientists do not yet know how the variant is more transmissible and damaging to the immune system. It is unclear how the variant emerged, but the team said one option could be an unusually long infection in one person who did not undergo treatment to stop the virus from replicating and evolving. They found it spread faster than other strains during the 2000s before declining since 2010 in response to treatment becoming widely available. However, they said there are ‘probably at least a few’ more international cases of the strain.īy analysing genetic variation among the samples, the team estimated that the VB variant first emerged in the late 1980 or 1990s in the Netherlands. The team examined sequenced HIV samples from a global database but did not detect other cases. But the true number is likely to be higher. This process identified a further 92 people with the variant, from all regions of the Netherlands, bringing the total of confirmed cases to 109. The team examined positive samples from more than 6,700 people in the country to find out how widespread it ix. Two of the cases were in Switzerland and Belgium, while 15 VB variant samples were taken from individuals in the Netherlands. Just like Covid, HIV mutates very quickly but the vast majority of these changes make no difference to the nature of the virus. The team, which collects HIV samples from across Europe and Uganda, detected 17 cases of the new strain. One of our proudest breeding achievements yet.The discovery, published in the journal Science, is the result of an international collaboration between the University of Oxford’s Big Data Institute and the Dutch HIV Monitoring Foundation. Spark up a joint in a quiet room and you can hear the resin sizzle. You will harvest great looking, sparkling buds with exceptional trichome production. A quick smoke and you feel perfectly relaxed! She is ideal for staying at home, chilling and sinking into the couch. Karel’s Dank® or ‘K-Dank’ is an intense smoke with a heavy, but exquisitely pleasurable body effect. She takes around 8-9 weeks to finish bloom. Karel’s Dank® regular seeds produce medium/large plants with particularly heavy side branching. Dank Tree helps produce tough and resilient offspring with unmistakeable dankness in the buds. We chose Dank Tree for the exceptional health and vigour, alongside a powerful high with great anti-anxiety effects. The breeding began by crossing Karel’s Haze with Dank Tree. Karel’s Dank® has a fresh gassy extremely strong Dank aroma with an unusual metallic touch to the scent. The aroma leans heavily towards the indica spectrum, leaving the breeding team really curious about it. A totally new terpene profile came out from this cross, one you will love. Karel’s Dank® is the first cross of our original Karel’s Haze cross without the distinctive Haze smell. S.S.S.C.s Karel’s Dank is a THC dominant variety and is/was never available as feminized seeds. and can be cultivated indoors (where the plants will need a flowering time of ☖0 days) and outdoors. Karel’s Dank is an indica/sativa variety from S.S.S.C.
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