Archive for July, 2008
What if we were immune to AIDS?
Image: A zinc finger nuclease clips the CCR5 gene out of a T-cell. Courtesy Sangamo Biosciences.
Some people have a mutation that makes them amazingly resistant to HIV — and now, scientists may have found a way to give that immunity to anyone.
Viruses enter cells and take them over, but to get inside, they need a [...]
Posted: July 1st, 2008 under Discoveries / Science.
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