Scientists claim they have safely introduced engineered immune cells in 12 people with HIV that have the ability to resist the virus. Researchers are lauding it as a step toward paving the way to curing the disease.

Typically, patients must stay on antiretroviral drug therapy the rest of their lives.

"This reinforces our belief that modified T cells are the key that could eliminate the need for lifelong (antiretroviral drug therapy) and potentially lead to functionally curative approaches for HIV/AIDS," Dr. Carl H. June, Richard W. Vague Professor in immunotherapy at Penn's Perelman School of Medicine in Philadelphia, said in a statement.

Researchers used so-called "zinc finger nuclease (ZFN) technology" -- what they referred to as "molecular scissors"
-- to modify T cells in the immune system to mimic the CCR5-delta-32 mutation, a process called gene editing.

Originally posted by ziam

Yas I can finally do bareback without worrying

Originally posted by ziam

Yas I can finally do bareback without worrying

Originally posted by Meowster

Hope this goes a long way. I also hope it doesn't mean people will just stop caring about having protected sex.

Originally posted by ziam

Yas I can finally do bareback without worrying

Originally posted by ziam

Yas I can finally do bareback without worrying

Originally posted by ziam

Yas I can finally do bareback without worrying

Originally posted by Ravindra

Don't worry though the treatment will be available to the general public in 2070 when we've colonized the moon

Originally posted by Alejandrawrrr

Not sure why people say this in every monthly "HIV Cure" thread. We're not gonna have access to it for decades most likely, and most people who are conscious of HIV are also aware there are countless other STDs out there

Originally posted by J a y

Hepatitis.