DNA origami: the key to developing an effective HIV vaccine
Researchers have produced nanoscale virus-like particles made of DNA, by folding DNA in a process known as DNA origami, which they hope could lead to vaccines for HIV and other viruses. DNA origami, the nanoscale process of folding DNA into 2D and 3D shapes, has been utilized by researchers from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MA, USA) to produce particles similar to HIV with the ability to provoke an immune response from human immune cells in the lab. The DNA was folded to replicate the size and shape of an HIV virus and coated with HIV antigens. It is hoped...
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