Latent HIV may lurk in 'quiet' immune cells, research suggests
Friday, January 30, 2015 - 15:30
in Health & Medicine
HIV can lie dormant in infected cells for years, even decades. Scientists think unlocking the secrets of this viral reservoir may make it possible to cure, not just treat, HIV. Researchers have gained new insight on which immune cells likely do, and do not, harbor this latent virus.