The world of HIV and Aids research has been rocked by the Malaysia Airlines disaster which claimed the lives of more than 100 leading experts in the field. <br />Death of scientists 'devastating' to Aids research.... <br /> <br />Anthony Hayes, managing director of public affairs and policy for Gay Men's Health Crisis said the impact on research working to end HIV and Aids was profound. <br /> <br />While the medical field mourns the lives of those killed, some experts fear that breakthroughs in HIV/AIDS research will now be hampered by the disaster. <br /> <br />"The amount of knowledge that these people who died on the plane were carrying with them and the experiences they had developed will have a devastating impact on HIV research," Associate Professor Brian Owler, federal president of the Australian Medical Association, told TIME magazine.
