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 Science, 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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