Gene Editing Strategy Eliminates HIV-1 Infection in Live Animals

Science has achieved a huge step forward in eradicating HIV-1 infections and AIDS.  By using precisely targeted methods to attack this disease we may be on the cusp of treatment for diseases of all types.  

Using CRISPR/Cas9, a team at the Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University (LKSOM) and the University of Pittsburgh have excised HIV-1 DNA from living animals.

Building on their prior research published last year, they have succeeded in removing HIV-1 in test subjects in the latent state and also preventing the spread of infection. The team will next look to replicate these results in primate models.

From  the Abundance Insider.