Scientists determine how antibody recognizes key sugars on HIV surface.

Reference: http://www.biologynews.net/archives/2011/11/25/scientists_determine_how_antibody_recognizes_key_sugars_on_hiv_surface.html

Summary; HIV is coated in sugars that hide the virus from the immune system. The study was led by Peter D. Kwong, Ph.D. He is the chief of the Structural Biology Section of the Vaccine Research Center at the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), part of the National Institutes of Health. People who have been infected with the HIV virus for several years can begin to make antibodies that neutralize wide ranges of the virus strains. These antibodies bind to one of four spots on the virus. One site is involved with sugar at a spot called the amino acid residue 160 (the building blocks for sugar is amino acids.) The sugar is located on the spikes that poke out of the HIV virus's surface.

Critique; I think this is a huge step for science and helping with the HIV virus.

Impact; I think in 10 years we will have a cure for all diseases.