Step Towards an AIDS Vaccine? Monkey Muscles Produce HIV-Fighting Proteins

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By Eliza Strickland
May 19, 2009 1:38 AMNov 5, 2019 9:00 PM
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All's fair in the fight against the AIDS virus--including medical sneak attacks. Researchers have devised a novel strategy to attack HIV by completely bypassing the immune system and instead tricking the muscles into producing virus-fighting proteins.

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