Study Finds that Nanoparticles Loaded with Bee Venom Can Kill HIV

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Study Finds that Nanoparticles Loaded with Bee Venom Can Kill HIV

via INHABITAT by Mark Boyer on 3/11/13

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A cure for HIV has eluded scientists since the virus was first discovered in the early 1980s, but researchers at Washington University believe that bee venom could provide a successful treatment. The venom that bees carry contains a toxin called melittin that can penetrate the protective envelope surrounding HIV. The team used nanoparticles carrying melittin to successfully destroy HIV without harming nearby cells, which represents a potentially huge breakthrough in the ongoing effort to find a cure.

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Post tags: aids, aids cure, bee sting, bee venom, bees, Hepatitis, hiv, HIV cure, HIV virus, honeybees, Medicine, melittin, nanomaterials, nanoparticles

 

 

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