[00:03] immune systems commanders, the helper T cells. Using enzymes, it injects its code, [music] reprogramming the T cells to clone the virus. Some realize they've weakening your body's immune system. Others stay in stealth mode for years
[00:17] before activating. While it's no longer a death sentence, over 40 million people live with HIV, the majority in sub-Saharan Africa. For decades, taking daily [music] pills. These interrupt the copying process, but can't
[00:31] get rid of the HIV already stored in your body. Plus, if you stop taking them, the dormant virus can start copying itself again. But scientists have spotted a weakness. [music] An injection twice a year can now force
[00:44] HIV's protective protein shell to open at the wrong time. This stops new infections, and it messes with how the shell is built in active infected [music] cells, too. This treatment is a powerful weapon against HIV, but still
[00:56] requires regular health care visits, which can be difficult in hotspot >> So, the search for a one-shot solution continues.