Analytical Method Used for Stock Market Helps Pinpoint A Possible Achilles Heel for HIV
HIV's strongest sections could be its greatest weaknesses A type of statistical analysis used to study high-energy physics and stock market fluctuations could yield a new angle of attack in the fight against the virus that causes AIDS. A surgical strike on specific, steadfast sectors of HIV could lead to new drugs or vaccines, according to a new study. HIV has been so difficult to fight in part because it is such an adept mutant. It produces sloppy copies of itself as it replicates, leading to many variations that can withstand drugs and vaccines. And it can produce 100 billion new virus particles every day, as Ed Yong points out over at Discover, which leads to lots and lots of copies. Broad-spectrum drugs or vaccines can't do very much against a target that morphs so quickly. Related ArticlesVia Stem Cell Transplant, German Doctors Say They've Cured a Patient's HIVNew Anti-HIV Gel For Women...