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Monkeys resist infection by closing gates that SIV, HIV use to get into cells

Sooty mangabeys, a type of African monkey, have intrigued scientists for years because they can survive infection by SIV, a relative of HIV, and not succumb to AIDS.

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created Jun 26, 2011 | popularity 4 / 5 (2) | comments 2 | with audio podcast

Antibodies help protect monkeys from HIV-like virus, scientists show

Using a monkey model of AIDS, scientists have identified a vaccine-generated immune-system response that correlates with protection against infection by the monkey version of HIV, called simian immunodeficiency virus (SIV). ...

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created May 05, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

AIDS virus lineage much older than previously thought

An ancestor of HIV that infects monkeys is thousands of years older than previously thought, suggesting that HIV, which causes AIDS, is not likely to stop killing humans anytime soon, finds a study by University ...

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created Sep 16, 2010 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (8) | comments 7 | with audio podcast

Why Some Monkeys Don't Get AIDS

(PhysOrg.com) -- Two studies published this month in the Journal of Clinical Investigation provide a significant advance in understanding how some species of monkeys such as sooty mangabeys and African green ...

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created Dec 03, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Novel vaccine approach offers hope in fight against HIV

A research team may have broken the stubborn impasse that has frustrated the invention of an effective HIV vaccine, by using an approach that bypasses the usual path followed by vaccine developers. By using ...

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created May 17, 2009 | popularity 3.9 / 5 (7) | comments 3

Ancestor of HIV in primates may be surprisingly young

The ancestors of the simian immunodeficiency viruses (SIVs) that jumped from chimpanzees and monkeys, and ignited the HIV/AIDS pandemic in humans, have been dated to just a few centuries ago. These ages are substantially ...

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created May 01, 2009 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (3) | comments 0