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HIV/AIDS Support

thbobby

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2. I am skeptical

Reply to TexasTowelie (Original post)

Thu Jul 12, 2018, 07:12 PM

Jul 2018

Humans do not have intrinsic immune system protection from HIV. In addition, HIV evolves so rapidly that even if a vaccine was effective, HIV will mutate and evade the protection.
I believe the only way to stop HIV is the genetic alteration of CD4 receptors on the cell surface. Gene editing sounds nice, but not advanced enough succeed in an in vivo setting. Perhaps a few thousand years of evolution will protect humans from HIV, but is little help to us today.

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Scientists Cautiously Optimistic About HIV Vaccine Candidate [View all] TexasTowelie Jul 2018 OP

will repubs will block its use in the USA? place yer bets nt msongs Jul 2018 #1

I am skeptical thbobby Jul 2018 #2