Starved by protein, HIV can’t replicate
U. ROCHESTER (US) — Immune cells can be protected from the most virulent form of HIV by a protein that starves the virus of materials it needs to replicate.The researchers—from the University of Rochester, New York University, and several institutions in France—hope the work will one day lead to a way to make anti-HIV drugs more effective by increasing their potency against the virus....
Source: Futurity.org - Tuesday, 14 February
Related articles:
- Older News
- 5Vote! Researchers replicate slime mold with brainless amoeboid robot that can move toward an attractant
PhysOrg - Wednesday, 14 March
- 7Vote! Starve a virus, feed a cure?
e! Science News - Monday, 13 February
- 8Vote! Starve a virus, feed a cure? Findings show how some cells protect themselves against HIV
- 7Vote! When overeating, calories, not protein, contribute to increase in body fat
- 12Vote! Soy is on top as a high-quality plant protein
- 13Vote! Protein reveals oxygen availability to plants
- 27Vote! Healthy brain protein links to Parkinson’s
Futurity.org - Friday, 17 June, 2011
