Scientists have developed a novel method of tracking HIV infection which could help develop new therapies for prevention and treatment of the disease. "The approach allows the behaviour of individual virions - infectious particles - to be connected to infection. This approach - and the ability to say 'that virion infected that cell' - will help bring clarity to the field," said principal investigator and professor at a Northwestern University in the US. "It allows us to understand what the virus really needs to do to infect a cell.
It gives us new details, like where in the cell it happens and the timing of specific events. The more we know about the virus, the better our chances are to stop it," he added. The findings could lead to the development of novel therapies for HIV prevention and treatment by providing a deeper understanding of the mechanisms of HIV's lifecycle. During the…
