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B cells produce antibodies that protect us from invading pathogens

CRISPR could help us protect ourselves from viruses like flu and HIV

14 February 2019

Gene-edited white blood cells could let us hack our immune systems to prevent infections with pathogens like HIV, flu, and the virus that causes glandular fever
A cell infected with HIV

We can tweak immune cells to be much better at wiping out HIV

8 June 2018

Studying the immune cells of people who can keep HIV under control in their bodies has yielded new insights that might enable all people with HIV to do the same
A T cell under attack from HIV

We’re beginning to understand how some people can control HIV

1 June 2018

A few people are able to keep the HIV virus in check for decades without getting ill. At last we’re beginning to understand what’s special about their bodies

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