Scientists May Be On Brink Of Major Discovery In Hunt For HIV Cure

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http://www.businessinsider.com/scientists-may-be-on-the-brink-of-a-cure-for-hiv-2013-4



Danish scientists are expecting results that will show that “finding a mass-distributable and affordable cure to HIV is possible.”

They are conducting clinical trials to test a “novel strategy” in which the HIV virus is stripped from human DNA and destroyed permanently by the immune system.

The move would represent a dramatic step forward in the attempt to find a cure for the virus, which causes AIDS.

The scientists are currently conducting human trials using their treatment, in the hope of proving that it is effective. It has already been found to work in laboratory tests.


Read more: http://www.businessinsider.com/scientists-may-be-on-the-brink-of-a-cure-for-hiv-2013-4#ixzz2RlBeoD1h

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1. Interesting. nt

[Warpy]

2. Nice to see there's still hope out there

now that the latest vaccine has failed.