mleus
09-03-2009, 03:37 PM
Scripps Research find could lead to AIDS vaccine (http://www.truepassage.com/forums/redirector.php?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww3.signonsandieg o.com%2Fstories%2F2009%2Fsep%2F03%2Fbn03hiv132413% 2F)
SAN DIEGO — Scientists at The Scripps Research Institute in La Jolla have helped identify two rare and potent human antibodies to HIV, the virus that causes AIDS.
Their discovery could finally reveal a chink in the armor of the deadly virus and lead to development of an effective, broad-based AIDS vaccine.
It doesn't really seem tenable that a full vaccine could be developed for a mutating retrovirus like HIV, but anything is possible.
SAN DIEGO — Scientists at The Scripps Research Institute in La Jolla have helped identify two rare and potent human antibodies to HIV, the virus that causes AIDS.
Their discovery could finally reveal a chink in the armor of the deadly virus and lead to development of an effective, broad-based AIDS vaccine.
It doesn't really seem tenable that a full vaccine could be developed for a mutating retrovirus like HIV, but anything is possible.