New HIV Microbicide Developed– And A Way To Mass Produce It In Plants

May 31, 2009 by admin 

In what could be a major pharmaceutical breakthrough, research published online in The FASEB Journal describes how scientists from St George’s, University of London have devised a one-two punch to stop HIV. First the report describes a new protein that can kill the virus when used as a microbicide. Then the report shows how it might be possible to manufacture this protein in quantities large enough to make it affordable for people in developing countries.

Source: New HIV Microbicide Developed– And A Way To Mass Produce It In Plants

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