'Shock and kill' research gives new hope for HIV-1 eradication

Latent HIV genes can be 'smoked out' of human cells. The so-called 'shock and kill' technique, described in a preclinical study in BioMed Central's open access journal Retrovirology, might represent a new milestone along the way to the discovery of a cure for HIV/AIDS.

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<p><a href="http://www.physorg.com/news163328174.html">'Shock and kill' research gives new hope for HIV-1 eradication</a></p> <p>Latent HIV genes can be 'smoked out' of human cells. The so-called 'shock and kill' technique, described in a preclinical study in BioMed Central's open access journal <i>Retrovirology</i>, might represent a new milestone along the way to the discovery of a cure for HIV/AIDS.</p>