Scientists piloted by the IAVI or International Aids Vaccine Initiative have stated that two antibodies to HIV have been discovered with a potential to target the vulnerable aspect of the virus’s defence mechanism, that may assist in the creation of the much needed HIV vaccine. This is the first form of identification of such antibodies to have taken place in more than ten years, and has been the foremost one to have been obtained by isolation from donors hailing from developing countries. The meticulous details regarding the breakthrough have been published in the journal Science. The scientists are optimistic that this discovery would be the harbinger to further analogous findings that would help in the global search of an effectual HIV vaccine. Mr. Wayne Koff from IAVI elucidated that the novel antibodies uncovered are largely defusing antibodies that are produced by a small populace of HIV infected individuals. They are unique in comparison to several antibodies to HIV due  [...]