NEW YORK — U.S. government-funded HIV research in cattle may hold promise for future HIV treatments. <br /> <br />According to a press release from the National Institutes of Health, scientists injected four calves' flanks with HIV to test out the animals' immune response against the virus. <br /> <br />The research was published this month in the journal, Nature. <br /> <br />The cattle's own immune system first produced antibodies that nullified 20 percent of the virus in 42 days. And counteracted 96 percent of the HIV virus within 381 days. <br /> <br />It's believed that the cattle were able to do this due to their robust digestive system, reports the BBC. <br /> <br />The research may point to cattle being a source of medicine in the future.
