The human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) is often likened to a hermetically sealed tin can no one has yet been able to break open.  Now, researchers at the University of Montreal have identified a way to use a ‘can- opener’ to force the virus to open up and expose its vulnerable parts, allowing the immune system cells to then kill the infected cells. This breakthrough, published … Continue reading New ‘can-opener’ molecule forces HIV virus open to expose vulnerable regions for antibodies to kill.