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Published online 25 February 2005 | Nature | doi:10.1038/news050221-18
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Teams solve structure of key HIV proteins
Double discovery should help designs for effective vaccines.
Shape-shifting HIV has many tricks for evading the immune system, which makes developing a vaccine particularly challenging. But researchers are beginning to gain ground: independent teams have solved the structure of two key proteins, providing crucial information about the AIDS-causing virus.
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