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    CRISPR Gene-Editing May Offer Path To Cure For HIV, First Published Report Shows

    Researchers safely used CRISPR gene-editing techniques in a patient with HIV. The research provides evidence the approach may be promising for treating HIV infection.
    by Rob Stein Sep 11, 2019 3 minutes
    Source: MOLEKUUL/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY

    There's been a lot of excitement lately that the powerful gene-editing technique CRISPR could offer a new way to treat health problems ranging from cancer to blindness.

    But there hasn't been much direct scientific evidence in actual patients about whether it might work or would be safe — until now.

    Chinese scientists have published the first report in a scientific journal of an attempt to use CRISPR-edited cells in a patient--a 27-year-old man who is -positive.

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