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A new discovery related to South Africa could prove a major stepping-stone toward developing an effective HIV vaccine. In this country, two women’s immune systems reacted to changes in HIV cells by producing potent “broadly neutralizing antibodies” that could kill 88 percent of HIV found throughout the world. To read more about this very interesting news click here.
To read the University of the Witwatersrand news announcement click here.
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