Article: International AIDS Vaccine Initative: 2 New Antibodies Found to Cripple HIV


Wireless News
09-10-2009
International AIDS Vaccine Initative: 2 New Antibodies Found to Cripple HIV
Type: News

Researchers at and associated with the International AIDS Vaccine Initiative (IAVI), at The Scripps Research Institute, and at the biotechnology companies Theraclone Sciences and Monogram Biosciences reported they have discovered two new antibodies to HIV that reveal what may be an Achilles heel on the virus.

The IAVI said it will now try to exploit the newfound vulnerability on the virus to craft novel approaches to designing an AIDS vaccine. Moreover, the global collaboration and process that led to the discovery of the two new broadly neutralizing antibodies (bNAbs) are likely ...

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