Thursday, May 22, 2008

Gold Nanoparticles Resurrect Failed HIV Drug

The metaphorical gold standard of medical treatment might one day turn out to be a literal gold treatment.

By hacking off the ends of a failed HIV drug and sticking the resulting molecules onto gold nanoparticles, scientists have stopped HIV from infecting lab-cultured white blood cells. It is the first time gold nanoparticles have shown potential in therapies for HIV.

From Discovery News

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