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Illustration of the HIV viral surface.

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Illustration of the HIV viral surface

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Illustration of the HIV viral surface shows where the HIV envelope protein (blue) binds regions of CD4 (red) and CCR5 (green) to enter cells. The researchers designed their compound to mimic this binding.

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Image by the researchers, courtesy of Nature.

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Illustration of the HIV viral surface shows where the HIV envelope protein (blue) binds regions of CD4 (red) and CCR5 (green) to enter cells. The researchers designed their compound to mimic this binding.
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Illustration of the HIV viral surface.