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wholesome_videos t1_jckfzdb wrote on March 17, 2023 at 2:12 PM

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Having lived in Africa and seen the devastation HIV/AIDS causes this is massive news. I pray this kind of therapy will one day be accessible to all and for a cheap cost. 🙏

goliath1515 t1_jckmpiy wrote on March 17, 2023 at 2:58 PM

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BringMeInfo OP t1_jcknqln wrote on March 17, 2023 at 3:05 PM

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Replying to goliath1515 (#2,253,791)

I mean it happened because it's funded, but it's not a scalable solution at this point. It might very well point us to a cure in time though, and I'm sure research is being done/funded in that direction.

philman132 t1_jckrzq6 wrote on March 17, 2023 at 3:32 PM

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Replying to goliath1515 (#2,253,791)

You think this research happened for free? It is already being funded of course, it is just very expensive and still not suitable for everyone due to the resources required. This is the first woman to be cured, but there have been 4-5 men cured before her I believe.

It has only been used so far on patients who have the double condition of both HIV and a certain form of blood cancer, as it requires knocking out their entire immune system and replacing it with an HIV immune version