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Have mice really been cured of HIV using CRISPR gene editing?

Some mice receiving a therapy that includes CRISPR gene editing appear to have been cured of HIV, but safety concerns must be overcome before human trials

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He Jiankui told scientists of his attempt to edit the CCR5 gene at a summit in 2019

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CRISPR babies might live shorter lives due to their gene mutations

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Contaminated blood scandal: Could some deaths have been prevented?

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Contaminated blood scandal: Could some deaths have been prevented?

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Several types of blood test can detect HIV

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A third person may have become HIV-free after a bone marrow transplant

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The HIV virus infects immune cells

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Landmark HIV case may be the second person ever to be ‘cured’

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B cells produce antibodies that protect us from invading pathogens

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CRISPR could help us protect ourselves from viruses like flu and HIV

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Trump wants to end HIV infections by 2030 - here's how to do it

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Trump wants to end HIV infections by 2030 - here's how to do it

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Why was HIV chosen as the first target for embryo gene editing?

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We have all we need to beat the HIV epidemic – except political will

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CRISPR is a powerful technique for editing DNA

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‘Scientists are now very sure that the babies really were gene-edited’

He Jiankui has now presented his controversial work at a gene editing summit in Hong Kong. CRISPR expert Helen O’Neill of University College London was there

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World’s first gene-edited babies announced by a scientist in China

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HIV prevention drugs could delay diagnosis if you get infected

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We can tweak immune cells to be much better at wiping out HIV

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We’re beginning to understand how some people can control HIV

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