University of California, San Francisco preclinical data

University researcher Jay Levy reported on a baboon model for HIV infection, also suggesting that a new cytokine might help fight off the onset of AIDS.

Baboons can be infected with the HIV-2 strain that is more common in Africa and is more closely related to viruses that infect apes and monkeys. But until now, primates other than humans have not responded to HIV infection with immunodeficiency disease. ...