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Precisely tuned antibodies nab HIV

Newly discovered neutralizing antibodies that target sites on the envelope proteins of HIV-1 provide a window on how some of the most powerful of these antibodies acquire their potency and breadth of activity. See Letter p.466

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Figure 1: Spike-studded HIV-1.

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Clapham, P., Lu, S. Precisely tuned antibodies nab HIV. Nature 477, 416–417 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1038/477416a

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