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Missing puzzle piece found in HIV/AIDS treatment

Pat McMahon Contributor
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Scientists say they have solved a crucial puzzle about the AIDS virus after 20 years of research and that their findings could lead to better treatments for HIV.

British and U.S. researchers said they had grown a crystal that enabled them to see the structure of an enzyme called integrase, which is found in retroviruses like HIV and is a target for some of the newest HIV medicines.

Full story: Scientists say crack HIV/AIDS puzzle for drugs | Reuters