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A radical new approach to vaccination seems to completely protect monkeys from HIV, US scientists report.
Vaccines normally train the immune system to fight an infection.
Instead, researchers at the Scripps Research Institute in California have altered the DNA of monkeys to give their cells HIV-fighting properties.
The team describe it as "a big deal" and want to start human trials soon. Independent experts say the idea is worth "strong consideration".
This technique uses gene therapy to introduce a new section of DNA inside healthy muscle cells.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-31511244
Vaccines normally train the immune system to fight an infection.
Instead, researchers at the Scripps Research Institute in California have altered the DNA of monkeys to give their cells HIV-fighting properties.
The team describe it as "a big deal" and want to start human trials soon. Independent experts say the idea is worth "strong consideration".
This technique uses gene therapy to introduce a new section of DNA inside healthy muscle cells.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-31511244