Evolutionary Origins of a Potent Broadly-Neutralizing Antibody to HIV-1
Posted in Defenses, Genetics, Immunology, Infection, evolutionary medicine on Jul 24th, 2010
Two recent papers published online at scienceexpress.org describe studies of antibodies claimed to interfere with infection of host cells by a wide range of HIV-1 strains. These studies strongly suggest that the evolutionary potential of the humoral immune response may be necessary to combat the diversity of HIV-1 antigens that results from the extraordinary pace [...]
