BonesOfTheMoonHIV cure breakthrough as virus eliminated from cells in laboratory.
Here’s what’s interesting about this: HIV is a recombinant virus. That means it integrates itself in your DNA. This approach edits the virus in your DNA. The downside is that, like most recombinant viruses, hiv mutates often. This would have to be tailored.
I’m pretty excited. Sad it took 40 years though
Sure, but this approach could’ve never been achieved without CRISPR. That basic research was the lynchpin that may allow gene editing in the future.
Imagine if scientists working on cures had the budget of the US military…
There are plenty of retro viruses i would hope these could apply to.
The entire origin of CRISPR is an immune defense mechanism of retroviruses. It’s just cool that we’re able to use bacteria immune strategies in our own cells.