Comments on: Gene Editing Promises HIV Immunity For All? http://donklephant.com/2008/07/01/gene-editing-promises-hiv-immunity-for-all/ Big Teeth. Huge Ass. Surprisingly Reasonable. Fri, 19 Mar 2010 01:28:15 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9 hourly 1 By: Christopher Price http://donklephant.com/2008/07/01/gene-editing-promises-hiv-immunity-for-all/comment-page-1/#comment-461588 Christopher Price Sat, 09 May 2009 19:22:19 +0000 http://donklephant.com/?p=6190#comment-461588 If you think that a protein binding treatment (vast) is better than a gene therapy you are thinking incorectly. Gene editing/moding holds more promise due the effect being preserved... furthermore if corn can produce BT then my kids' kids can be without CCR5. yeah i said it, and it's nothing short of evolution. If you think that a protein binding treatment (vast) is better than a gene therapy you are thinking incorectly. Gene editing/moding holds more promise due the effect being preserved… furthermore if corn can produce BT then my kids’ kids can be without CCR5. yeah i said it, and it’s nothing short of evolution.

]]> By: Bob Aman http://donklephant.com/2008/07/01/gene-editing-promises-hiv-immunity-for-all/comment-page-1/#comment-410856 Bob Aman Tue, 01 Jul 2008 22:06:19 +0000 http://donklephant.com/?p=6190#comment-410856 Gene editing certainly does not promise immunity for all. If the solution isn't cheap enough to be purchased by governments and distributed for free to entire populations like the current ARV cocktails, it's just a cure for the 1% of the world who can, say, afford health insurance. Also, "gene therapy" has always been iffy at best. I'd much rather see a drug that binds to the receptors of that protein, blocking the virus rather than altering the gene that codes for the protein itself. Gene editing certainly does not promise immunity for all. If the solution isn’t cheap enough to be purchased by governments and distributed for free to entire populations like the current ARV cocktails, it’s just a cure for the 1% of the world who can, say, afford health insurance.

Also, “gene therapy” has always been iffy at best. I’d much rather see a drug that binds to the receptors of that protein, blocking the virus rather than altering the gene that codes for the protein itself.

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