A new study suggests that bee venom might have the potency to kill the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). Researchers at the Washington University School of Medicine have demonstrated that a toxin called melittin which is found in bee venom is the reason for this. The researchers used nanoparticle technology to target the virus. Particles smaller than HIV were infused with bee venom and since HIV cells are smaller than normal body cells the nanoparticles only targeted HIV. ‘Melittin on the nanoparticles fuses with the viral envelope’ said research instructor Joshua L. Hood MD PhD. ‘The melittin forms little pore-like attack