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A study by US researchers has used a genetic editing technology to eliminate replication-competent HIV-1 DNA from the genomes of living animals, offering hope for a potential cure in humans.
The researchers found that a laboratory-synthesised substance called C7 is able to expand the number of blood-forming stem cells in the umbilical cord through cell culture.