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Re:CRISPR eliminates HIV-1 infection in live animals by gmarx on Wednesday May 03, 2017 @11:34AM (#14256604)
We learned early on that one of the difficulties in eliminating HIV is that it hides in the nervous system and can reemerge at any time. This article show promise in that it can reduce HIV viral load during active shedding. I think it is less likely that it could ever eliminate HIV entirely (i.e. cure)
Re:CRISPR eliminates HIV-1 infection in live animals by dekhn on Thursday May 04, 2017 @09:31AM (#14264650)
which is why press releases like this aren't really accurate and create false expectations