# Tiny lipid discs expose HIV's hidden, stable target for antibody attack - Date: 2026-04-12 - Category: Biotech & Life Sciences A Scripps nanodisc platform keeps viral surface proteins in their native membrane environment, exposing the most conserved target on HIV. A single mutation produced a 70-fold affinity jump. It also works on Ebola and flu. Not a vaccine yet — but the problem just became tractable. ---