Chinese HIV discovery

Source:Xinhua Published: 2014-1-9 23:28:07

Chinese research fellows said they have made a significant breakthrough in the structural analysis of the viral infectivity factor (Vif) of the HIV virus, which will help in the development of new medications to treat or even cure the disease.

The research was published on the website of science journal Nature on Wednesday. It was carried out by a team of Chinese research fellows led by Huang Zhiwei, professor of structural molecular biology with the School of Life Science and Technology at the Harbin Institute of Technology.

"After medicine development succeeds, it will break a new path for treating AIDS worldwide, even hopefully curing it," Huang said.

Xinhua



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