HIV genome bends over backwards to help virus take over cells
Differently shaped RNA molecules allow HIV to express different genes from the same RNA sequence.
Tags: whitehead-institute biology viruses rna hivaids genetics algorithms medicine research disease computer-science-and-technology
New drug capsule may allow weekly HIV treatment | MIT News
Replacing daily pills with a weekly regimen could help patients stick to their dosing schedule.
Tags: research hivaids chemical-engineering medicine drug-delivery drug-development koch-institute school-of-engineering national-institutes-of-health-nih
Course helps girls in Botswana avoid HIV and “sugar daddies” | MIT News
Youth-to-youth program teaches girls about the increased odds of contracting HIV from older men.
Tags: innovation-and-entrepreneurship-ie startups alumniae economics mathematics school-of-science shass international-initiatives africa disease behavior hivaids k-12-education education education-teaching-academics
Senior Kristen Finney and GlobeMed lend a helping hand | MIT News
MIT students partner with a clinic in Togo to improve health care for HIV/AIDS patients.
Tags: school-of-engineering chemical-engineering students undergraduate profile global developing-countries development africa health health-care volunteering-outreach-public-service hivaids
Targeting DNA | MIT News
Protein-based sensor could detect viral infection or kill cancer cells.
Tags: research biological-engineering synthetic-biology genetics dna cancer hivaids institute-for-medical-engineering-and-science-imes school-of-engineering
Seeking rare cells | MIT News
Christopher Love uses microscale technology to isolate rare cells, yielding insight into human disease.
Tags: chemical-engineering cancer hivaids microfluidics research koch-institute broad-institute school-of-engineering profile faculty nanoscience-and-nanotechnology
Evaluating strategies for HIV vaccination | MIT News
Study yields insight into generating antibodies that target different strains of HIV.
Tags: hivaids vaccines chemical-engineering biological-engineering chemistry physics research institute-for-medical-engineering-and-science-imes school-of-engineering school-of-science national-institutes-of-health-nih
Page 1 of 1