WNYT: SUNY Polytechnic scientists awarded $1 million for AIDS
treatment research
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I wanted to share with you the following video by WNYT:
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The feds are helping a local group of scientists, working on a treatment to kill HIV and other viruses.
“Hocus Locus” is a bio-tech start-up based at SUNY Polytechnic NewsChannel 13’s Benita Zahn first told you about last month.
It's just been awarded more than $1 million by the National Institutes of Health and National Science Foundation.
The money will help further research and development of its genetic switch technology.
It essentially allows scientists to activate a kill switch in viruses.
Created: 07/08/2015 6:37 PM WNYT.com By: WNYT Staff