Using a DNA-snipping enzyme called Cas9, scientists were able to cut out the virus. Continue reading… “Scientists able to “Delete” HIV virus from human DNA”
Microbiology puzzle solved by online video gamers
Model of a protein as seen in Foldit
In an experiment called CASP9, scientists were struggling to map the structure of M-PMV, a protein involved in a virus that causes a form of simian Aids. In that experiment and others, the search had been going on for more than a decade. But the solution was not found by a laboratory but the players of an online puzzle game.
Glow in the dark cats could help find a cure for HIV
Glow in the dark kitten.
Kittens that glow in the dark with resistance to disease have been created by scientists searching for a cure for Aids.
Continue reading… “Glow in the dark cats could help find a cure for HIV”
