Christopher Hemsworth (born 11 August 1983) is an Australian actor. He rose to prominence playing Kim Hyde in the Australian TV series Home and Away (2004–07) before beginning a film career in Hollywood by taking on parts in the science fiction film Star Trek (2009) and the thriller A Perfect Getaway (2009).
Hemsworth went on to star in the fantasy film Snow White and the Huntsman (2012), the war film Red Dawn (2012), the action thriller Blackhat (2015), the biographical thriller In the Heart of the Sea (2015), the comedy Ghostbusters (2016), and the Men in Black film series spin-off Men in Black: International (2019). His most critically acclaimed roles include the comedy horror The Cabin in the Woods (2012) and the biographical sports film Rush (2013), in which he portrayed James Hunt.
HIV vaccine trial launched, 40 years after virus first detected
metroweekly.comdetected in the United States, a trial for a new vaccine has been launched.The University of Oxford has announced commencement of a phase 1 trial of a newly developed vaccine, HIVconsvX, as part of efforts to finally end the HIV/AIDS epidemic.The vaccine involves two shots, spaced four weeks apart, and is designed to target a “broad range” of HIV variants by inducing the immune system’s T cells to target highly conserved and vulnerable areas of the virus, PharmaTimes reports.Thirteen people will participate in the trial, part of the European Aids Vaccine Initiative, with participants aged between 18 and 65 and not considered at high risk of infection.“An effective HIV vaccine has been elusive for 40 years.
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