As I was
doing my research I came across this scholarly article written by an author by
the name of Jane Bradbury, which was titled HIV-1 DNA Vaccine Shows Promise
In Chimpanzees. Bradbury explains that because of extensive genetic testing
on chimpanzees that they are very close to coming up with a vaccine that will
make chimpanzees immune to the HIV-1 virus. This is really good news for
the human society because of how much humans relate to chimpanzees
physically, mentally, and genetically. If there can be a vaccine formed for
chimpanzees then there may be a chance that there can be a vaccine created for
humans. With a disease killing so many humans every year this is a huge
breakthrough and it’s all because of the genetic testing of chimpanzees.
“The researchers injected three
chimpanzees with DNA encoding the Env and Rev proteins of HIV-1 strain MN, and
the Gag/Pol proteins of HIV-1 strain HXB2. CTL responses against Gag/Pol were
observed in two animals, one of which also developed a CTL response against
Env. The third animal failed to develop a CTL response, but did develop a
strong antibody response. A fourth chimpanzee injected with control DNA not
encoding viral proteins did not develop any anti-HIV-1 immune responses.”
(Bradbury)
Bradbury, Jane.
"HIV-1 DNA Vaccine Shows Promise In Chimpanzees." Lancet 349.9061 (1997): 1299. Academic Search Complete. Web. 23
June 2014.
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