️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️  AIDS came from gorillas as well as chimpanzees, new research suggests.<unk> AIDS came from gorillas as well as chimpanzees, new research suggests. Two of the four known groups of viruses that cause the disease have been traced back to the great apes that share about 98 per cent of their DNA with humans. Two of the four known groups of viruses that cause the disease have been traced back to the great apes that share about 98 per cent of their DNA with humans. ️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️ ️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk> Scientists have discovered that AIDS may have originated from western lowland gorillas in Cameroon, as well as groups of chimpanzees in the country. ️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️ They found HIV-1 groups known as 'O' and 'P' originated in western lowland gorillas.<unk> They found HIV-1 groups known as 'O' and 'P' originated in western lowland gorillas. HIV-1 - ⁠virus that causes AIDS - ⁠has jumped species to infect humans on at least four separate occasions. The other lineages, 'M' and 'N', are known to have started in geographically distinct chimpanzee communities in southern Cameroon.<unk> The other lineages, 'M' and 'N', are known to have started in geographically distinct chimpanzee communities in southern Cameroon. ️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️ Scientists found HIV-1 groups known as 'O' and 'P' originated in western lowland gorillas.<unk> Scientists found HIV-1 groups known as 'O' and 'P' originated in western lowland gorillas. <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> N<unk> P<unk>, at the other extreme, have only been found in a few individuals from Cameroon. ️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️ ️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️ ️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️ <unk> <unk> <unk>
<unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> Previously scientists had only identified the virus in chimpanzee groups.<unk> Previously scientists had only identified the virus in chimpanzee groups. Experts believe the monkey virus jumped into humans who hunted them.