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A very unusual blood transplant appears to have cured an American man living in Berlin of infection with the AIDS virus, but doctors say the approach is not practical for wide use.
The man, who is in his 40s, had a blood stem cell transplant in 2007 to treat leukemia. His donor not only was a good blood match but also had a gene mutation that confers natural resistance to HIV.
Now, three years later, the recipient shows no signs of leukemia or HIV infection, according to a report in the journal
Originally posted by Yeah-Alright
According to the article the donor had a gene mutation resistant to the virus. Maybe this is a rare thing...?
Originally posted by Skyfloating
Originally posted by Yeah-Alright
According to the article the donor had a gene mutation resistant to the virus. Maybe this is a rare thing...?
I dont know enough about the subject matter to evaluate this either way. Im just happy that small rays of hope shine through here and there.
Originally posted by backinblack
reply to post by Skyfloating
There's atleast two other threads on this Sky..
Personally I think it may be a push to get stemcells accepted..
I'm against it, not because of the starting concept but because of what it may lead to..
The movie "The Island" springs to mind...
Originally posted by againuntodust
open topic here www.abovetopsecret.com...
A conspiracy-theorist is someone who manages to put a negative spin on even the most uplifting news. Regardless of whether it will turn out to be so or not, you are good at that.
Originally posted by backinblack
Thanks for the Off Topic attack..I hope a mod is around to remove it..
I do wonder though why you are a mod on a conspiracy site attacking someone you think sees a conspiracy..
But cloning is NOT a conspiracy theory, it's a fact.....
There's quite often an agenda in what they do..
Originally posted by BrnBdry
Second, if you are infected with HIV, you have a window of about 3 hours to get to a hospital
I dont think that the doctors working to cure this mans AIDS are necessarily involved in an agenda to push stem cell research.
Afterall, there must be some reason why certain celebrities who were diagnosed with AIDS decades ago are still alive and thriving today.