In the past 20 years, scientists have failed to develop a vaccine for HIV, said the Nobel Laureate David Baltimore. Occur, according to the professor, this is a very difficult task, because the means to combat the HIV Immunology, scientists must conquer nature, with something that might not make the nature. He added that he would not give up attempts to develop such a vaccine, although according to some experts, it will never be created. HIV has found ways to outwit the immune system, and for this reason it is necessary to be one step ahead of nature. Note that the attempts of scientists to fight the virus by enhancing antibody activity or have failed to improve the human immune system. At this time, researchers are paying more attention to. New methods such as gene therapy and research in the field of stem cells, although they are in the early stages of development "In the case of the human body, we have to have only one option - to try to change genes in stem cells," - said the Nobel laureate.
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