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Computer image of the eOD-GT8 immune-stimulating protein.Image courtesy of Joseph Jardine, Sergey Menis, and William Schief of Scripps Research and IAVI.
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The four-decade quest for an HIV vaccine yields new hope
While the reality is far more nuanced than recent hype suggests, a breakthrough strategy is finally offering fresh tools for battling this devastating virus.
ByEmily Sohn
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When virologist José Esparza began working with the World Health Organization to combat the AIDS epidemic in the 1980s, he and many of his colleagues were convinced that a vaccine would be the solution—and that it would come quickly.