'Insane' cow antibodies can all but annihilate HIV
TomoNews US
2017-07-25
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NEW YORK — U.S. government-funded HIV research in cattle may hold promise for future HIV treatments.
According to a press release from the National Institutes of Health, scientists injected four calves' flanks with HIV to test out the animals' immune response against the virus.
The research was published this month in the journal, Nature.
The cattle's own immune system first produced antibodies that nullified 20 percent of the virus in 42 days. And counteracted 96 percent of the HIV virus within 381 days.
It's believed that the cattle were able to do this due to their robust digestive system, reports the BBC.
The research may point to cattle being a source of medicine in the future.
According to a press release from the National Institutes of Health, scientists injected four calves' flanks with HIV to test out the animals' immune response against the virus.
The research was published this month in the journal, Nature.
The cattle's own immune system first produced antibodies that nullified 20 percent of the virus in 42 days. And counteracted 96 percent of the HIV virus within 381 days.
It's believed that the cattle were able to do this due to their robust digestive system, reports the BBC.
The research may point to cattle being a source of medicine in the future.
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