HIV is a virus that has plagued many in the LGBT community as well as in drug users who share needles. It is not a pretty virus, no virus is. This virus robs a person's of his/her immune system allowing all kinds of infections and other viruses and bacteria to invade with ease. For decades, the HIV virus has outsmarted the brightest of minds in medicine. Well the tables seem to be turning, so to speak.
American scientists have figured out how to remove HIV virus DNA from the genomes of animals. The experiment was a success and may lead to a cure if it can be successfully reproduced in human beings. Human beings are animals as well, so the success of this procedure is extremely probable.
Scientists at Temple University's Lewis Katz School of Medicine were able to remove the HIV-1 DNA from mice and rats. Professor Kamel Khalil who was the leader of this study stated, “In a proof-of-concept study, we show that our gene editing technology can be effectively delivered to many organs of two small animal models and excise large fragments of viral DNA from the host cell genome.”
Hopefully one day this will work in human beings and put an end to HIV once and for all.
Source:
https://www.rt.com/usa/343841-hiv-cure-animals-dna/
http://geneticexperts.org/hiv-dna-removed-from-animals-using-crispr-cas9-for-the-first-time/
http://globalnews.ca/news/2715711/americans-scientists-successfully-cut-out-hiv-genes-from-infected-animals/
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