Friday, September 4, 2009

Close to AIDS Vaccine?


Recently researchers claim to be close to creating a "vaccine" for AIDs, and a new article on Reuters outlines their efforts. The claim is that they have, " identified two immune system compounds called antibodies that could neutralize the virus." This comes from the Scripps Research Institute in La Jolla, California and was reported in the journal Science.

They say they have found a new part to the virus and that the newly discovered antibodies attack this particular part. They might be able to use this information to design a vaccine, broadening this attack and destroying the virus.

I don't know about you, but this sounds a bit like junk to us here. I'm not sure we've ever read such a vague report on a supposed breakthrough. They have detailed the AIDS virus in years past, how have they just now found a 'new part' to it? And, every virus you get results in the production of antibodies. Our best guess is that this is the build-up to another questionable and dangerous vaccine.

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