ThePitt Posted January 4, 2012 Share Posted January 4, 2012 A vaccine against a monkey virus could offer clues to defeating HIV. Scientists have created a vaccine that protects rhesus monkeys from infection with a potent form of the simian immunodeficiency virus (SIV), which is distantly related to the virus that causes AIDS in humans. SIV vaccines have been successful before, but the protective effects have proved difficult to carry over to HIV. Scientists are hopeful that the latest results, which appear online in Nature today, can be combined with findings from a modestly successful vaccine trial in humans to point the way to an effective HIV vaccine. http://www.nature.com/news/monkey-vaccine-hints-at-how-to-stop-hiv-1.9738 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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