For the first time U.S scientist have shown that HIV-fighting cells made from human stem cells can supress the virus in living human tissue in mice. A team from UCLA had already shown that it was possible to create cells that seek out and destroy HIV, but this is the first time that they showed it can be done in a living organism as well, according to what they wrote in the 12th April issue of the online open access journal "PLoS Pathegens, the researchers suggest that it may be possible to use human stem cells to create tailored cells to target and eradicate viruses like HIV, and thereby "engineer the human immune response to combat viral infections". However, there is still alot of work to do before what happens in mice can be replicated in humans.
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/244108.php
I think that this discovery is just the first step to a brighter future. If they can successfully transfer this cure to humans we will be able to save the lives of thousands of people. My friend's mom is HIV positive and only has a couple of weeks left to live. Hopefully, in the future they will have a cure for this decease so families don't have to endure any tragic losses like my friend has to.
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