Discovery in how HIV thwarts the body's natural defence opens up new target for drug therapies

Saturday, November 20, 2010 - 06:00 in Health & Medicine

Natural killer cells are major weapons in the body's immune system. They keep the body healthy by knocking off tumours and cells infected with viruses, bombarding them with tiny lethal pellets. But natural killer cells are powerless against HIV, a fact that has bedevilled science for over 20 years...

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