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Important discovery/ Scientists can remove HIV from cells

2024-03-20 09:32:00, Shëndeti CNA
Important discovery/ Scientists can remove HIV from cells
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Scientists say they have successfully eliminated HIV from infected cells, using the Nobel Prize-winning gene editing technology Crispr.

This method works like scissors, but at the molecular level, it cuts the DNA so that the "bad" parts can be removed or deactivated.

The hope is that eventually we will be able to completely rid the body of the virus, although much more work is needed to check that it will be safe and effective.

Existing HIV drugs can stop the virus, but not eliminate it. 

The University of Amsterdam team, presenting a summary, or abstract, of their early findings at a medical conference this week stressed that their work remains merely a "proof of concept" and will not become a cure for HIV. soon.

James Dixon, associate professor of gene therapy and stem cell technologies at the University of Nottingham, agrees, saying the full findings still require scrutiny.

"Much more work will be needed to demonstrate the results in these cellular assays can occur throughout the body for a future therapy," he said./ CNA 





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