Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV). The outer shell, called the capsid (yellow and purple) envelopes the viral RNA genome (blue). Illustration credit: Janet Iwasa Accomplishing a feat that had been a ...

"The future looks bright as far as a cure," one top HIV cure researcher told LGBTQ Nation.

In July, an HIV-positive man became the first volunteer in a clinical trial aimed at using Crispr gene editing to snip the AIDS-causing virus out of his cells. For an hour, he was hooked up to an IV ...

HIV is the virus that causes AIDS. The illness known as HIV/AIDS happens in three stages: acute HIV infection, chronic HIV infection, and AIDS. But the phrase “chronic HIV infection” isn’t simply the ...

Get your news from a source that’s not owned and controlled by oligarchs. Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily. But during this time, researchers have continued to make progress toward a vaccine ...