Protein that destroys HIV discovered | KurzweilAI

Super cool. But still a little scary, considering it’s a protein. I worry about prions.

Loyola University researchers have identified the key components of a protein called TRIM5a that destroys HIV in rhesus monkeys.The finding could lead to new TRIM5a-based treatments that would knock out HIV in humans, said senior researcher Edward M. Campbell, PhD, of Loyola University Health System.

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