说起HIV病毒、艾滋病(AIDS)总是让人为之色变，惟恐避之不及，但凡事都有两面性。你听过艾滋病毒弹奏出来的美妙音乐么？
实现这一病毒与音乐生物学结合创举的是美国乔治亚大学的女研究生Alexandra Pajak，她正在当地著名的女校阿格尼斯·斯科特学院里学习音乐。
三个月来，她一直都在仔细研究艾滋病病毒的不同DNA类型，并为每一个单独的片段分配最精确的音符和音调，成果就是17段、52分钟长的DNA音乐，专辑名就恰如其分地叫作“HIV之声”(Sound of HIV)。
她解释说：“我完全忠于(HIV病毒的)DNA。病毒的每一段都分配了符合其科学属性的音符。(音乐)声音忠实地反映了病毒的天性。”
她在自己的键盘上编写、合成了所有音调，然后找来一支名为Sequence Ensemble的乐队帮忙，动用钢琴、长笛、双簧管、单簧管、圆号、大提琴等乐器来合成节奏韵律，最终完成了这一独特的音乐创作，而且结果令Pajak感到意外的是
，“病毒音乐”听起来其实很悦耳，“不管节拍有多快或者多慢，音乐始终都很动听……还有一种诡异的共鸣感”。
Pajak对媒体说：“我只是想展示HIV病毒所包含DNA的全部属性。希望这种全新的方式能让人们了解到病毒背后的科学。”同时她坚持说，自己没有任何冒犯艾滋病人的意思。事实上，她已经得到了一些病人和相关人士的积极反馈，比如一位俄罗斯艾滋病患者认为这些音乐非常鼓舞人心，并计划发布在HIV支持网站上，还有一个人说这些音乐反映了他对HIV的复杂感情，一位教授也希望能在课堂上使用这张CD，向学生展示病毒的复杂一面。
出于对科学和病人的尊重，Pajak已经决定永远不再演奏这些音乐。此外，她还将因此获得的一部分收入捐给了亚特兰大的Emory疫苗中心，帮助进行艾滋病研究。
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（来源：驱动之家[原创])
HIV, "bright" side: making music (Photos)
At 10:18 on November 9, 2010 Source: driving home
Speaking of HIV, AIDS (AIDS) are always people to whom the mere mention, to avoid any fear, but everything has two sides. Have you ever heard of HIV wonderful music out of playing it?
Achieve this combination of viral biology and music initiative is the University of Georgia female graduate Alexandra Pajak, she is well-known local girls in Agnes Scott College to study music.
Three months, she has carefully examined all the different DNA types of HIV, and a separate segment for each allocation of the most accurate notes and tones, the results are 17, 52 minute DNA music, album name to appropriately called "HIV Voices" (Sound of HIV).
She explained: "I am fully loyal to the (HIV virus) DNA. Viruses are assigned to each section of the property consistent with its scientific notes. (Music) sound faithfully reflect the nature of the virus."
Her to write in their own keyboard, synthesized all the tones, then found a band called Sequence Ensemble to help, the use of piano, flute, oboe, clarinet, French horn, cello and other instruments to the synthesis of rhythm, he finally completed the unique music, and the result is so surprising Pajak
"Virus music" sounds actually very sweet, "No matter how fast or how slow the beat, the music always sounds very strange ... ... there is a sense of resonance."
Pajak the media, said: "I just want to show the HIV virus DNA contains all the attributes. Hope this new approach allows people to understand the science behind the virus." And she insisted that he did not mean any offense AIDS . In fact, she has been a number of patients and the positive feedback from stakeholders, such as a Russian AIDS patients that the music is very encouraging, and plans to release the HIV support site, and one said that the music reflects his HIV- complex feelings, a professor in the classroom also hopes to use this CD, to show students the complexity of the virus side.
Out of respect for science and patients, Pajak has decided never to play the music. In addition, she will therefore be part of the proceeds go to the Emory Vaccine Center in Atlanta to help with AIDS research.
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(Source: Driving home [original])
