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'Mind-blowing' cows hold clue to beating HIV

the_syco · 2017-07-21 20:39:02

http://www.bbc.com/news/health-40661252 Hopefully it leads to other breakthroughs to beating HIV.

21-07-2017 8:39pm

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http://www.bbc.com/news/health-40661252

Cows have shown an "insane" and "mind-blowing" ability to tackle HIV which will help develop a vaccine, say US researchers.
In a first for immunisation, the animals rapidly produced special types of antibody that can neutralise HIV.
It is thought cows evolved a supreme immune defence due to their complex and bacteria-packed digestive system.
The US National Institutes of Health said the findings were of "great interest".

'Remarkable'
The results, published in the journal Nature, showed the cow's antibodies could neutralise 20% of HIV strains within 42 days.
By 381 days, they could neutralise 96% of strains tested in the lab.

Hopefully it leads to other breakthroughs to beating HIV.

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Great moos for patients and researchers alike.

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