For years, people were wondering when can they stop wearing
condoms while having s*x with their partners, well it looks like the
time is right around the corner.
It seems the long awaited cure for human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)
– a lentivirus that causes HIV infection and over time acquired
immunodeficiency syndrome, AIDS, has been invented by scientists.
For years, people were wondering WHEN CAN THEY REMOVE THEIR CONDOMS . . . well it looks like it’s right around the corner.
Scientists have for the FIRST TIME EVER – proved that they can CURE
HIV. Yesterday scientists CONFIRMED that they were able to edit out
HIV-1 DNA from the genome of human immune cells, preventing virus
replication and reinfection of the cleared cells.
In layman’s language, they used GENE THERAPY to cure HIV in HUMAN cells.
Dr. Kamel Khalili, director of the Comprehensive NeuroAIDS Center at
Temple University claims that they are ready to put his new gene therapy
into a new drug that will cure HIV in patients even after they stop
taking the drugs.
“The findings are important on multiple levels. They demonstrate the
effectiveness of our gene editing system in eliminating HIV from the DNA
of CD4 T-cells and, by introducing mutations into the viral genome,
permanently inactivating its replication. Further, they show that the
system can protect cells from reinfection and that the technology is
safe for the cells, with no toxic effects,” Khalili said in a press
release.
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