HIV's sugary shield (IMAGE)

Scripps Research Institute

HIV's sugary shield

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An artistic rendering--based on cryo-EM maps and computer simulations--shows how glycans create a shield that helps HIV hide from the immune system.

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Zachary Berndsen, PhD, Ward lab at Scripps Research

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