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Stem cell transplant has cured HIV infection in 'Berlin patient', say doctors

Dec 13, 2010 23:47

Doctors who carried out a stem cell transplant on an HIV-infected man with leukaemia in 2007 say they now believe the man to have been cured of HIV infection as a result of the treatment, which introduced stem cells which happened to be resistant to HIV infection ( Read more... )

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doe_witch December 14 2010, 06:23:04 UTC

Was pondering submitting this when I read it. Holy shiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiit.

tmlforsyth December 14 2010, 13:51:55 UTC

I think you even beat Andrew Sullivan to the news.

ohkimosabe December 14 2010, 06:23:36 UTC

you beat me to posting this, but awesome news!

lafinjack December 14 2010, 06:30:09 UTC

I wondered if I'd beat the rush or not.

ladypolitik December 14 2010, 06:23:57 UTC

.........No fucking way.

(I mean, like...PLEASE let this be "fucking way".)

lafinjack December 14 2010, 06:30:32 UTC

This is Copulation Way, sorry.

ruby_stevens December 14 2010, 06:24:08 UTC

Oh man I hope this works, and is reproduceable in other patients. We are so overdue for some good news on a global scale.

And also, FUCK YEAH SCIENCE!

luminescnece December 14 2010, 07:56:42 UTC

YES!

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carmy_w December 14 2010, 15:57:28 UTC

Thread 5

salienne December 14 2010, 06:26:15 UTC

THIS IS SO COOL. I LOVE SCIENCE.