It has been difficult to create an effective vaccine against HIV because reverse transcriptase cannot correct its errors.

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Reverse transcriptase, an enzyme used by HIV to replicate itself, lacks proofreading abilities, and hence it frequently introduces mutations into the viral genome. These mutations hinder the development of an effective HIV vaccine as the virus quickly evolves resistant strains that can escape detection by the immune system.

It Has Been Difficult to Create an Effective Vaccine Against