Most Individuals Harbor B Cells Sensitive to HIV-fighting Immunogen (1 of 2) (IMAGE)

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Most Individuals Harbor B Cells Sensitive to HIV-fighting Immunogen (1 of 2)

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Researchers have identified an immunogen that can activate a certain subset of B cells to release broadly neutralizing antigens against HIV. This material relates to a paper that appeared in the March 25, 2016 issue of <i>Science</i>, published by AAAS. The paper, by J.G. Jardine at Scripps Research Institute in La Jolla, CA, and colleagues was titled, "HIV-1 broadly neutralizing antibody precursor B cells revealed by germline-targeting immunogen."

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C. Bickel / <i>Science</i> (2016)

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