Sorting out HIV: Research collaboration devises a new method that could speed up vaccine development for HIV

A new technique for rapidly sorting HIV viruses has now been created, which could lead to more rapid development of a vaccine for HIV, say experts. The technique will enable scientists to identify specific features in the proteins on the virus's surface that are recognized by the immune system and elicit a response similar to that seen in elite controllers - patients that are able to survive without antiviral treatment.