That mad scientist who created HIV-resistant designer babies is, apparently, gearing up for more human gene-editing research.

Some people carry a mutated form of the CCR5 gene that renders ... almost no chance of contracting HIV. But the mutation, called delta 32, doesn't explain resistance in Plummer's cohort.

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In 2018, Chinese scientist He Jiankui created the first gene-edited babies, making them resistant to HIV. While the process is controversial, many researchers see the potential in the technology ...

In the 20th century, when a routine infection was treated with a standard antibiotic, recovery was expected. But over time, ...

Investigators traced the path of a notorious strain of multidrug-resistant HIV, but they still cannot ... likely viral matches on the basis of pol gene homology. Close matches were identified ...

Dolutegravir plus lamivudine shows comparable efficacy and safety with standard-of-care three-drug regimen in patients with HIV without preliminary drug resistance testing in a phase 4 trial.

CRISPR technique can target single genes essential for cancer cell survival, toppling the whole structure, says nanomedicine ...