Bee Venom Destroys HIV And Spares Surrounding Cells

Scientists are coming close to creating a gel which could potentially stop the spread of the hiv virus. Melittin a toxin inside Bee Venom is found to poke holes in the casing around HIV. In large enough quantities it could destroy the virus. Also Venom has been shown to possibly be linked with  anti-cancer treatment.The difference between this new Melittin Nano-particle and normal hiv medications is that this strips the hiv of a vital cell structure and normal medications focus on stopping the replication. This could theoretically also work on other viruses such as hepatitis a and b. It also could be used to theoretically clear already existing hiv out of the blood stream, even anti-drug resistant ones.

Connection: In the microbe unit we studied retroviruses such as HIV. Also Bees are animals, we also discussed ways to stop the spread of such viruses.