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Scientists say they can cut HIV out of cells [CRISPR, proof-of-concept] (www.bbc.com)

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 7 months ago

My concern is it is a game of diminishing returns. But you're right, repeated treatments would help and perhaps be necessary. This assumes that when the virus is latent there is no leakiness to that. If it spreads between cells a bit between treatments, then it could be a game of whack-a-mole.