Researchers unveil new monkey model for HIV

For the first time, scientists have succeeded in engineering a strain of HIV-1 that they can study in monkeys. Just one gene different from the deadly retrovirus that works all too well in humans, the new strain spreads in pig-tailed macaques almost as ferociously as it does in humans. Researchers at The Rockefeller University have already used it to demonstrate one method for preventing HIV-1 infection. With some minor changes, it could become a valuable model for vetting vaccine candidates.

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