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Finally, bananas might be good for something after all: A simple fruit that many of us eat every day could soon prove to be a powerful new inhibitor of HIV, and lead to new treatments to prevent sexual transmission of the virus. Bananas, according to new research of the University of Michigan Medical School, might be good for you in an exciting new way. Lectins, naturally occurring chemicals in plants, are drawing the interest of scientists because they can stop the chain reactions that lead to a variety of infections. In laboratory tests, BanLec, the lectin found...

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