Engineering Immunity (IMAGE)

University of Southern California

Engineering Immunity

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Lentiviral delivery vectors must be engineered to target only specific cell type, as seen in A of the diagram. Once the engineered virus encounters HIV, it would inject itself and neutralize the virus. These neutralizing antibodies (B) would immunize the body against HIV over a person's lifetime.

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USC Viterbi School of Engineering

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