Scientists uncover new factor in HIV infection
Wednesday, August 24, 2011 - 13:00
in Health & Medicine
A George Mason University researcher team has revealed the specific process by which the HIV virus infects healthy T cellsa process previously unknown. The principal investigator, HIV researcher Yuntao Wu, says he hopes this breakthrough will start a new line on inquiry into how researchers can use this knowledge to create drugs that could limit or halt HIV infection.