DeVico's idea was to build a vaccine consisting of gp120 permanently fused to its CD4 receptor.

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The new vaccine was dreamed up almost a decade ago by Anthony DeVico, now a 44-year-old biochemist at Gallo's institute.

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When Gallo showed the DeVico data in person to his Waterford collaborators less than a year ago, they quickly agreed to make it a top priority.

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In the early 1990s DeVico figured he might get around the mutation problem by targeting the crucial portion of gp120 that is normally obscured by HIV's surface.

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The storm's toll rose to 11 when a man and woman were found dead in a car in Meriden, apparently due to carbon monoxide poisoning, Devico said.

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DeVico won't discuss details of his study pending publication.

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Scott Devico, a spokesman for the Connecticut Department of Emergency Management, said Monday the roofs of 16 homes and buildings had collapsed because of the weight of the snow piled atop them.

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