Friday, June 29, 2007

Scientists find way to separate HIV virus from cells

Nothing brightens your day like a shot of hope
in the morning. While a cure is still a good ways off, scientists have now found a way to isolate and remove HIV DNA from infected cells. This is good news for literally millions of people, and could offer new life to areas of the world stricken by AIDS.
Now, we just have to be careful that pharmaceutical companies don't patent this enzyme and try to sell it for exorbitant rates... it was developed by a German research institute, so perhaps there's hope...