Submitted by Sariel007 t3_xxyhgb in Futurology
eilertokyo t1_irgwwsu wrote
Reply to comment by Rguy315 in A bold effort to cure HIV—using Crispr by Sariel007
It’s fairly well understood. CRISPR cuts specific sequences of DNA out. If you’re too precise you won’t remove all the HIV. If you’re not precise enough you’ll cut out all kinds of other spots in the DNA and potentially cause problems down the line. A lot of experimental treatments like this wind up with patients developing leukemia or something else down the line. They state 12 weeks but it would be years before they can say this is safe.
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