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Gene Transfer Immunizes Against Monkey HIV Analog
Al writes "Researchers at the University of Pennsylvania have immunized monkeys against the simian immunodeficiency virus, the animal model that is closest to HIV. They did so by shuttling a gene into the monkeys' muscles, making the muscle cells produce antibody-like molecules that work against SIV. With both SIV and HIV, the chameleon-like mutability of the virus's surface changes so quickly that most antibodies made by the immune system are soon rendered ineffective. Philip Johnson and colleagues designed DNA sequences for two antibodies known to be effective against SIV. They used antibody-like molecules, called immunoadhesins, in which the functional part of an antibody is fused with a more stable section of another antibody. The same approach could be used to deliver antibodies that are effective against HIV, but which the body doesn't normally produce."
...for all the HIV-analogous-positive monkeys.
THL phish sticks
Does the direct injection of large sums of money also work for simians?
The analog version is obviously superior. I can feel the soft, velvety texture of the analog virus whereas the digital version seems rough and blocky.
Is it safe again to screw the monkeys or not?!
I will not be pushed, filed, stamped, indexed, briefed, debriefed or numbered. My life is my own.
Yeah, you're probably one of those people that insist on spending a fortune on glass syringes with exotic wood plungers and gold-plated needles, because they feel healthier.
Ignorance is the root of all evil.
Yeah, but at least I can sleep with my monkey without worrying...
floppy sections of their variable regions that allowed them to reach down to contact hidden epitopes
Best. Euphemism. Ever.
'Some places' like Vatican City?
Do it right kids, use a condom!
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