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BBC OS: 2024/03/20 17:06 GMT: Scientists say they can cut HIV out of cells

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Scientists say they can cut HIV out of cells

2024/03/20 17:06 GMT

2024/03/20 17:06 GMT: Scientists say they can cut HIV out of cells

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The early results of the research are being presented at a conference next week

The early results of the research are being presented at a conference next week.

Scientists say they have successfully eliminated HIV from infected cells, using Nobel Prize-winning Crispr gene-editing technology. Working like scissors, but at the molecular level, it cuts DNA so "bad" bits can be removed or inactivated. The hope is to ultimately be able to rid the body entirely of the virus, although much more work is needed to check it would be safe and effective. We hear from an HIV expert and from people living with HIV.

With warnings that Sudan’s civil war could soon become the biggest humanitarian crisis in the world, we hear a report about gender-based violence against Sudanese women and girls who have fled the war. 

We find out about conspiracy theories being shared on social media about Princess of Wales during her absence from public life following abdominal surgery. We also hear from foreign correspondents in London who are covering the story.

We speak to our correspondent about a controversial immigration law in Texas. 

Presenter: Luke Jones.

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