| famousringo said: I just came in here to yell SCIEEEEEENCE! in a cracking, unsteady voice. In response to the OP, I've also heard that gene therapy has promise as an HIV cure. Apparently a chap who was HIV positive needed a bone marrow transplant for some reason or another, and after the transplant the patient's HIV was wiped out. You see, the donor was genetic freak whose super powers granted immunity to HIV, and the blood from his/her marrow eradicated the virus. Google turns up this story on human trials for the treatment starting up: http://www.wired.com/wiredscience/2009/02/hivtreatment/ |
Ive actually read about this story, and if it hadnt happened about 2 years ago i might of put it up originally, but since u mentioned it i thought i should put da article up. Actually the guy was in major trouble; he was basically a dead guy walking. He had a very advanced form of cancer and HIV at the same time. So scientists said what da heck, Wold you like to attempt this transplant that might get rid of your cancer at least. Patient said ok, so they gave him the transsplant, and low and behold they discover that they also managed to get rid of his HIV. The transplant is very dangerous though apparently, and because of this they do not want to use this for other people. They are using this discovery to attempt to cure HIV with gene therapy.
Heres the article that mmight explain more in depth than me and change anything i may have said wrong:
http://www.popsci.com/scitech/article/2008-11/cure-aids
