News tagged with hiv genome
Researchers decode structure of an entire HIV genome
The structure of an entire HIV genome has been decoded for the first time by researchers at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. The results have widespread implications for understanding the strategies ...
Medicine & Health / HIV & AIDS
Aug 05, 2009 |
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Gene Hijacked By HIV Ancestor Suggests New Way to Block Viral Reproduction
(PhysOrg.com) -- An ancestor of the AIDS virus hijacked an entire gene, perhaps from some prehistoric cat it had infected, a gene that makes it much better able to infect humans, according to a study published ...
Dec 07, 2009 |
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AIDS virus changes in semen make it different than in blood
The virus that causes AIDS may undergo changes in the genital tract that make HIV-1 in semen different than what it is in the blood, according to a study led by researchers from the University of North Carolina ...
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Aug 19, 2010 |
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A cure for HIV could be all in the 'mix'
Current HIV treatments do not eradicate HIV from host cells but rather inhibit virus replication and delay the onset of AIDS. However, a new research published in BioMed Central's open access journal, AIDS Research & Therapy descri ...
Medicine & Health / HIV & AIDS
Aug 18, 2010 |
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New electron microscopy images reveal the assembly of HIV
Scientists at the European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL) and the University Clinic Heidelberg, Germany, have produced a three-dimensional reconstruction of HIV (Human Immunodeficiency Virus), which shows ...
Medicine & Health / HIV & AIDS
Jun 23, 2009 |
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Genomic fossils in lemurs shed light on origin and evolution of HIV and other primate lentiviruses
A retrovirus related to HIV became stably integrated into the genome of several lemurs around 4.2 million years ago, according to research led by Dr. Cédric Feschotte at the University of Texas, Arlington. Published ...
Mar 20, 2009 |
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Small protein changes may make big difference in natural HIV control
Tiny variants in a protein that alerts the immune system to the presence of infection may underlie the rare ability of some individuals to control HIV infection without the need for medications. In a report that will appear ...
Medicine & Health / HIV & AIDS
Nov 04, 2010 |
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For first time, scientists show an HIV vaccine impacts the genetic makeup of the virus
An AIDS vaccine tested in people, but found to be ineffective, influenced the genetic makeup of the virus that slipped past. The findings suggest new ideas for developing HIV vaccines.
Medicine & Health / HIV & AIDS
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