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Because no whole cells of HIV have ever been isolated from human tissues. In theory, a retrovirus known as HIV1 and its variant HIV2 cause Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome, but as yet, it has not been isolated as a whole cell. A culture can only start with actual cells, not theoretical ones.

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