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Published online 15 February 2007 | Nature | doi:10.1038/news070212-10
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HIV attacks the first line of defence
The HIV virus enters a woman's body by attacking two types of cells simultaneously.
Researchers have developed a better understanding of how the HIV virus enters the female body during sex. The discovery could help to protect women and girls, who are more vulnerable than men to transmission of the virus during vaginal sex.
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