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Evolution and Genetic Engineering Activity 1: Why is AIDS so difficult to cure? How does the AIDS virus attack the body? à In 1979, the first reported AIDS case occurred in New York, and by mid-June 1981, unusual immune system failure among gay men was surfacing in the United States. The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) initially name the disease GRID, or gay-related immune deficiency, because it was prominently found among homosexuals. It appeared to be a lifestyle-associated illness, …

…with the prevailing idea that every human being has a right to live, regardless of “fitness”, race, color, religion. It is just up to that individual to make his or her life a fitting one to live. Bibliography www.encyclopedia.com; Search – Social Darwinism Trefil and Hazen; The Sciences Dickens, Peter; Social Darwinism: Linking Evolutionary Thought to Social Theory (Concepts in the Social Sciences) Ibid Wilkins, John; Does Evolution Make Might Right? www.talkorigins.org