AdvertisementHIV Cure Is Closer As Patient's Full Recovery Inspires New ResearchPlay07:49Download AudioJuly 18, 2012Richard KnoxfacebookEmailTimothy Ray Brown, widely known in research circles as the Berlin patient, was cured of his HIV infection by a bone marrow transplant, doctors say. His story inspired scientists to look for new ways to vanquish the disease in other patients. (NPR)