Cytoplasmic Talk Of Retroviruses, Such As HIV, Helps Them Spread From Cell To Cell

Retroviruses such as HIV that are already within cells are much more easily transmitted when they are next to uninfected cells than if they are floating free in the bloodstream. Now, researchers have made movies of viral activity within cells that help explain why cell-to-cell transmission is so efficient and provide potential targets for a new generation of AIDS drugs.

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