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Published online 17 January 2002 | Nature | doi:10.1038/news020114-6

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Replication-incompetent adenoviral vaccine vector elicits effective anti-immunodeficiency-virus immunity

Cellular attack tactic keeps virus at bay.

A new AIDS vaccine could be one of the most promising yet. The drug's effects in monkeys suggest that killing virus-laden cells may form a key part of future vaccination strategies.

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