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DURHAM, N.C. - A newly identified group of antibodies that binds to a coating of sugars on the outer shell of HIV is effective in neutralizing the virus and points to a novel vaccine approach that could also potentially be used against SARS-CoV-2 and fungal pathogens, researchers at the Duke Human Vaccine Institute report.
In a study appearing online May 20 in the journal
Cell, the researchers describe an immune cell found in both monkeys and humans that produces a unique type of anti-glycan antibody. This newly described antibody has the ability to attach to the outer layer of HIV at a patch of glycans the chain-like structures of sugars that are on the surfaces of cells, including the outer shells of viruses.
Opinion: Police officers should be offered incentives to live in the communities they serve
Todd Bradley
There are many challenges this year to recover from this deadly pandemic and reduce our country’s political polarization. However, there is also much healing that must occur to address our racial divisions and restore trust between law enforcement professionals and the communities they serve.
Last year, the Ohio Mayors Alliance, a bipartisan coalition of mayors in more than two dozen of Ohio’s largest communities, invested in an effort to help our communities address the challenges of racial justice and support efforts to improve policing practices in cities across the state.
Haywood Republicans fill commission vacancy District Court judges (left to right) Donna Forga and Kaleb Wingate, along with NCGOP 11th District Chairman Aubrey Woodard count ballots. Cory Vaillancourt photo
After several public meetings where intensive questions were posed by the Haywood County Republican Party to seven candidates, the party has chosen its nominee to fill an impending vacancy on the Haywood County Board of Commissioners.
Clyde resident Jennifer Best, 52, is an insurance agent and recently ran her first political campaign earlier this year. Best was a candidate in the Republican Primary Election as part of a four-candidate field seeking two commission seats. Those seats were eventually won by Republican incumbents Kevin Ensley and Brandon Rogers, but Best finished a close third, nearly knocking off Ensley.
It took just one round of voting for the Haywood County Republican Party to select Jennifer Best as the next county commissioner.
The Canton cattle producer and Farm Bureau insurance salesperson came in a close third in the 2020 GOP commissioner primary, and handily distinguished herself in a field of seven candidates vying to replace outgoing Commissioner Mark Pless.
âItâs been 15 long months,â Best said, noting even after she failed to become the GOP nominee this spring, individuals on a regular basis would ask if she would run again and expressed support. âI felt I had things I wanted to accomplish and to be a part of, so it was hard to dismiss the idea.â
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