Scripps Research find could lead to AIDS vaccine

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.