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HIV Immunity Gene Found In Rhesus Monkeys

Posted by timothy on from the hogging-it-all-to-themselves dept.

Stile 65 writes "According to the BBC, the National Institute for Medical Research has isolated a gene in rhesus monkeys that makes them immune to HIV. Amazingly, 'only a single change to the human [version of the] gene is needed to enable it to block HIV infection.' It's a very different approach to treating HIV infection from the potential vaccine developed in Brazil and described earlier on Slashdot."

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  1. Fetus Gene therapy by AndreySeven · · Score: 3, Interesting
    I wonder if it is possible to introduce this treatment to an unborn fetus still in the womb, effectively immunizing him.

    It seems like an awful amount of work to do on a full grown human...

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