Bacteria Could Be Used To Prevent HIV Infections

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Our war with HIV is far from won, and determined scientists keep adding to our ever-growing antiviral armamentarium in hope of eventual defeat. But how about fighting microbe with microbe? That’s the idea of one group of researchers, who have found that a particular species of bacteria helps create a protective net in the vagina that catches HIV and prevents sexual transmission.