Re-awakening Old Genes To Help In The Fight Against HIV

Tuesday, April 28, 2009 - 08:14 in Health & Medicine

A new vaginal cream containing a reawakened protein could someday prevent the transmission of HIV. Scientists have revived a dormant gene found in humans and coaxed it to produce retrocyclin, a protein that resists HIV.

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