An HIV vaccine is within reach

Elie Dolgin • July 22, 2026

In January 2025, Linda-Gail Bekker stood inside a vaccine manufacturing plant and allowed herself to believe that the first HIV vaccine candidate conceived through African science and led by Africans might finally become a reality.


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Laser-boosted microscopy opens view of elusive proteins

By Elie Dolgin • June 11, 2026
Enhanced cryo–electron microscopy promises to bring previously elusive proteins into view.

All life runs on 20 amino acids. These cells run key machinery on just 19

By Elie Dolgin • April 30, 2026
AI-guided redesign of protein alphabet in bacteria could unlock new ways to build synthetic organisms.