Biological catch-22 prevents induction of antibodies that block HIV
Tuesday, December 15, 2009 - 10:14
in Health & Medicine
DURHAM, N.C. -- Scientists seeking to understand how to make an AIDS vaccine have found the cause of a major roadblock. It turns out that the immune system can indeed produce cells with the potential to manufacture powerful HIV-blocking antibodies -- but at the same time, the immune system works equally hard to make sure these cells are eliminated before they have a chance to mature. Link: http://www.dukemednews.org ...