Monday, May 18, 2009

A Cure For AIDS?

...researchers are testing inserting a gene into the muscle that can cause it to produce protective antibodies against HIV.

The new method worked in mice and now has proved successful in monkeys, too, they reported Sunday in the online edition of the journal Nature Medicine. The team is led by Dr. Philip R. Johnson of the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia.

Wow, this is an amazing result. I hope it works. The article states that it may be years before it is approved for use in humans, but it is very promising.

Source: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/30793975/
 

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