Contributor Peter H. Raven; George B. Johnson; Johnathan Losos; Susan Singer

Update
08-26-2015
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This animation illustrates the process by which two types of drugs combat HIV. One class of drugs inhibits replication of nucleic acid, another type inhibits protease, which inhibits the production of virus particles. Research into new treatments is explained.