Gene Therapy May Thwart HIV 171
sciencehabit writes "Over the past few years, a man living in Berlin, Timothy Brown, has become world famous as the first — and thus far only — person to apparently have been cured of his HIV infection. Brown's HIV disappeared after he developed leukemia and doctors gave him repeated blood transfusions from a donor who harbored a mutated version of a receptor the virus uses to enter cells. Now, researchers report promising results from two small gene-therapy studies that mimic this strategy, hinting that the field may be moving closer to a cure that works for the masses."
Re:Cure for the masses (Score:2, Interesting)
The difference is, with this, all someone has to do is patent the gene and then they can charge whatever they want.
At least with spaceships and computers, you actually have to create something.