Thursday, February 15, 2007
A 3-D X-ray crystallographic image showing the broadly neutralizing antibody b12 (green ribbon) in contact with a critical target (yellow) for vaccine developers on HIV-1 gp120. Scientists have captured an image of the AIDS virus in a biological handshake with the immune cells it attacks, and said on Wednesday they hope this can help lead to a better vaccine against the incurable disease. (NIAID/Handout/Reuters) "It doesn't say we've gotten there. But it's taken it off the list from an impossible dream and converted it to something that is a (mere) technical barrier."
ive known bout HIV best in MICROB class. and with few extra reading on the net (*for the sake of having to present an powerpoint assignmnet in class) ; and having repeatation on exam question and in class. ..
and so today, browsing thru yahoo! news, and an article just captured me. here it goes ; like a research have found a way by inhibiting the virus from attacking or they even think that they ve found a way to block the virus from getting into the T-lymp of human. by having this protein called b12. (sumting that triggered , or block the virus from entering the cell)..
ok, for those who arent medically-attached. p120 is like a door for this virus to get into the cell of host, and continue its replication inside.. and b12 is like the key to the lock. if the key let it b in, it may, if not, it cant..
that's not just it.
2 companies. known. if u know-la ,. have found a way to . a drug for the disease. (disease?).. and it does give hope to the patient.
Merck and Co. and another by Sanofi-Aventis SA.
ok. b12 is actually a NEUTRALIZING ANTIBODY~!!!
12:19 AM; unforgotten.Y