New Lab Test to Detect Persistent HIV Strains in Africa May Aid Search for Cure (IMAGE)

Weill Cornell Medicine

New Lab Test to Detect Persistent HIV Strains in Africa May Aid Search for Cure

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HIV particles (tiny yellow spheres) are attacking a CD4+ T cell shown in blue. The virus preferentially targets T cells, which play a critical role in the body's immune response against invaders like bacteria and viruses.

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Seth Pincus, Elizabeth Fischer and Austin Athman, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health

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