Additional Readings for The Race for an HIV Vaccine
- Darwin's Surprise This article from the New Yorker provides an overview of virus's and how virus's, in particular HIV,work in the human body.
- The Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS This website provides an overview of the United Nation's world wide efforts to stop the spread of HIV and support those afflicted with the disease.
- International AIDS Vaccine Initiative Read about the latest efforts in developing a vaccine for HIV.
- Study Finds Possible Targets for AIDS Drugs This New York Times article describes new research that identifies the specific proteins in differerent types of cells that allow the HIV virus to replicate. By identifying them, the researchers hope to develop drugs to block production of those proteins and deny the virus a means to replicate.
- Food Scarcity and H.I.V. Interwoven in Uganda This New York Times article describes rearch on whether "food insecurity" - a persistant difficult in obtaining food - undermines the effectiveness of H.I.V. treatment.
