According to a new study researchers have discovered a process protecting the body from autoimmune disease appears to prevent it from creating antibodies that can neutralize the HIV-1 virus a finding that could possibly help lead to a vaccine that stimulates production of these antibodies. The team sought to better understand how the body's own immune system might be getting in the way of neutralizing the HIV-1 virus. The group knew that some patients infected with HIV-1 developed what are known as 'broadly neutralizing antibodies' or bnAbs that can protect against a wide variety of HIV-1 strains by recognizing a