Proteins found that AIDS virus preys on
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/health/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080110/ap_on_he_me/hiv_proteins"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20080108/capt.sge.qqf82.080108165342.photo00.photo.default-341x512.jpg?x=86&y=130&q=85&sig=rhCXiDVhBPw93xSRQpPhlA--" align="left" height="130" width="86" alt="A nurse prepares an injection for an HIV patient at a treatment centre in Nouakchott. The World Health Organisation (WHO) has said less qualified health workers should be used in HIV/AIDS care in developing countries facing severe shortages of doctors and nurses.(AFP/File/Mehdi Fedouach)" border="0" /></a>AP - The AIDS virus has to hijack human proteins to do its damage, but scientists until now have known only a few dozen of its targets. On Thursday, Harvard researchers unveiled a surprisingly longer list, an important first step in the hunt for new drugs.</p><br clear="all"/>

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