New HIV Antibodies Kill 91% of Strains

[curiosityandthecat]

Damn, science is cool.

In a significant step toward an AIDS vaccine, U.S. government scientists have discovered three powerful antibodies, the strongest of which neutralizes 91% of HIV strains, more than any AIDS antibody yet discovered.

Looking closely at the strongest antibody, they have detailed exactly what part of the virus it targets and how it attacks that site.

The antibodies were discovered in the cells of a 60-year-old African-American gay man, known in the scientific literature as Donor 45, whose body made the antibodies naturally. Researchers screened 25 million of his cells to find 12 that produced the antibodies. Now the trick will be for scientists to develop a vaccine or other methods to make anyone's body produce them.

Original article: Wall Street Journal

[pinkocommie]

Yay!  Goooooooo science!   :yay:  

[Tank]

Yay! For 60 year old gay African American!! + science!!

[Kylyssa]

Totally Fucking Awesome!

Now, when an AIDS/HIV vaccine is developed wanna bet the fundies fight its distribution tooth and nail?

[Tank]

Totally Fucking Awesome!

Now, when an AIDS/HIV vaccine is developed wanna bet the fundies fight its distribution tooth and nail?

Do Bears shit in the woods!

[Thumpalumpacus]

Yeah, my first thought was RU-486.  Compassion be damned, right?

[Davin]

Yeah, my first thought was RU-486.  Compassion be damned, right?

And it causes autism.

(just a joke, relax).

[SSY]

If this was on Facebook, I would "like" it

[Ellainix]

Yeah, my first thought was RU-486.  Compassion be damned, right?

And it causes autism.

(just a joke, relax).

WE HOPE

[Davin]

Yeah, my first thought was RU-486.  Compassion be damned, right?

And it causes autism.

(just a joke, relax).

WE HOPE

The mercury that is used in vaccines is not the type of mercury that is linked to causing autism, it works through the system in less than 36 hours while the bad kind sticks around for much longer. Also there isn't enough in the vaccines that do use mercury to be of any concern even if it doesn't work through your system. So relax. Vaccines are very necessary since it can eliminate some very bad diseases and when people don't do give vaccines to their children they're not only putting their own kids at risk but the general population. It really was a joke, people should do real research on it and not take some celebrity as an authority.