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Haven’t they done exactly this several times already? Edit: Yep. https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-024-02463-w https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-024
by avazhi 11mo ago
Haven’t they done exactly this several times already?
Edit: Yep.
https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-024-02463-w https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-024-02463-w
It’s happened at least 5 times.
- helsinkiandrew 11mo agoThe novelty of this (not captured in the headline) is that the man received non-resistant stem cells . I believe in all previous cases the donors had mutations of the CCR5 gene which made them resistant to HIV.
- jtbayly 11mo agoSecond sentence from the article: > Significantly, he is also the second of the seven who received stem cells that were not actually resistant to the virus, strengthening the case that HIV-resistant cells may not be necessary for an HIV cure.
- dhosek 11mo agoYes, but why read the first paragraph of an article when you can write a comment to demonstrate your knowledge and ignorance simultaneously?
- sva_ 11mo agoAs the sentence right below the title says: > A handful of people with HIV have been cured after receiving HIV-resistant stem cells – but a man who received non-resistant stem cells is also now HIV-free