HIV And Molecular Immunity: Prospects for the AIDS Vaccine

Considers questions surrounding the origins of the AIDS virus, its relationship to simian immunodeficiency viruses, and chimpanzee immunity to HIV, and discusses intriguing new possibilities for the nature of human immunity and the development of an effective AIDS vaccine. Presents overwhelming evidence that neither humoral nor cell- mediated immunity can offer adequate protection against retroviral infections, and describes a new concept of natural defense that is operational against retroviruses. Ideas presented here will have an important impact on HIV vaccine development and on current lentiviral gene therapy protocols. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)