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New Hope Of a Cure For H.I.V. - NYTimes.com - 0 views

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So people with H.I.V. now must take drugs every day for life, which some researchers say is not a sustainable solution for tens of millions of infected people.
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This is what was done with the Trenton patient. Some of the man's white blood cells were removed from his body and treated with a gene therapy developed by Sangamo BioSciences. The therapy induced the cells to produce proteins called zinc-finger nucleases that can disrupt the CCR5 gene.
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- avikan on 11 Apr 12
  
  Millions of people worldwide are currently affected by HIV and many have died from AIDS. Scientists have been trying for many years to find a cure for the epidemic, but now many are trying to find a way to prevent the passing on of the virus for future generations. Although no definite treatment has been discovered yet, recent findings have shown promising results for the future.
  
  <div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Millions of people worldwide are currently affected by HIV and many have died from AIDS. Scientists have been trying for many years to find a cure for the epidemic, but now many are trying to find a way to prevent the passing on of the virus for future generations. Although no definite treatment has been discovered yet, recent findings have shown promising results for the future. </div>
  
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- avikan on 11 Apr 12
  
  With the fast developing biological technologies we are seeing today, scientists hope's are growing stronger. Maybe one of us one day will be a part of the phenomenon, in search of a way to help the millions affected by the epidemic
  
  <div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">With the fast developing biological technologies we are seeing today, scientists hope's are growing stronger. Maybe one of us one day will be a part of the phenomenon, in search of a way to help the millions affected by the epidemic </div>
  
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- avikan on 11 Apr 12
  
  CD4 cells initiate the body's response to infections.
  
  <div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">CD4 cells initiate the body's response to infections. </div>
  
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- avikan on 11 Apr 12
  
  Many forms of HIV, initially use CCR5 to enter and infect host cells. A few individuals carry a mutation known as CCR5 delta 32 in the CCR5 gene, protecting them against these strains of HIV.
  
  <div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Many forms of HIV, initially use CCR5 to enter and infect host cells. A few individuals carry a mutation known as CCR5 delta 32 in the CCR5 gene, protecting them against these strains of HIV.</div>
  
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- avikan on 11 Apr 12
  
  For over 30 years scientists have been trying to find a cure for the HIV/AIDs epidemic and so far have been unsuccessful
  
  <div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">For over 30 years scientists have been trying to find a cure for the HIV/AIDs epidemic and so far have been unsuccessful </div>
  
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- avikan on 11 Apr 12
  
  Incase some of us forgot, AIDs stands for Acquired immune deficiency syndrome, a disease in which there is a severe loss of the body's cellular immunity. And HIV stands for Human immunodeficiency virus, a virus that causes AIDs
  
  <div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Incase some of us forgot, AIDs stands for Acquired immune deficiency syndrome, a disease in which there is a severe loss of the body's cellular immunity. And HIV stands for Human immunodeficiency virus, a virus that causes AIDs </div>
  
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