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AIDS/HIV Vaccines
New findings in the area of AIDS/HIV vaccines described
January 25th, 2005
Investigators in the United States, United Kingdom and Sweden have published new AIDS/HIV vaccines data. Study 1: Scientists have developed a method for producing Lentiviruses that are limited to a single cycle of infection. "We have devised a novel approach for producing simian immunodeficiency virus (SIV) strains and, potentially, human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) strains that are limited to a single cycle of infection. Unlike previous lentiviral vectors, our single-cycle SIV is capable of expressing eight of the nine viral gene products and infected cells release immature virus particles that are unable to complete subsequent rounds of...
Source: Life Science Weekly (2005-01-25)
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