Super cool. But still a little scary, considering it’s a protein. I worry about prions.

Loyola University researchers have identified the key components of a protein called TRIM5a that destroys HIV in rhesus monkeys.The finding could lead to new TRIM5a-based treatments that would knock out HIV in humans, said senior researcher Edward M. Campbell, PhD, of Loyola University Health System.

via Protein that destroys HIV discovered | KurzweilAI.