The document describes the 8 step process of HIV replication within a host cell: 1) The virus fuses with the cell's membrane. 2) Reverse transcriptase catalyzes the synthesis of complementary DNA strands from the viral RNA genome. 3) The double-stranded viral DNA incorporates into the cell's DNA as a provirus. 4) The proviral genes are then transcribed into RNA. 5) This RNA serves as mRNA to produce new HIV proteins and genomes for the next viral generation. 6) New capsids assemble around the genomes and reverse transcriptase. 7) The new viruses then bud off from the host cell.