Researchers take another step towards a cure for HIV
7 Mar, 2021 05:45 PM
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Researchers believe between 2.7% and 4.3% of HIV carriers in the Democratic Republic of Congo are 'elite controllers' and can suppress the virus. Photo / Martin Sykes, File
Researchers believe between 2.7% and 4.3% of HIV carriers in the Democratic Republic of Congo are 'elite controllers' and can suppress the virus. Photo / Martin Sykes, File
Otago Daily Times
By: John Gibb
Researchers, including a former Dunedin scientist, have made a discovery which raises hopes of finding an eventual cure for HIV.
Professor Carole McArthur, who is a University of Otago graduate, is among the authors of a newly-published study on the discovery of a large group of people whose bodies naturally control HIV without taking medication.