20 Sep 13
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Originally posted by sonhouseThis is brilliant! The same strategy could be used to destroy other kinds of viruses i.e. make a drag molecule that mimics the receptor on the cell surface that the virus normally attaches to thus, when the virus makes physical contact with that drag molecule, makes the virus attach to it and 'think' it has attached to the cell thus stimulating it to release its contents onto this 'phantom cell' but actually spills its contents into oblivion!
http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-09-hiv-molecule.html
Maybe this will be the end of AIDS.
This, however, by itself, would fall just short of a cure for AIDS because it would only effect fully-formed virus particles, not their genetic code hidden in infected cells that can persist there for a lifetime of those cells thus this would not by itself be quite the end of AIDS. Still, it must surely be one big step closer to a cure because it should be an effective treatment.
20 Sep 13
Originally posted by humyWould you pass on the HIV virus even though you have no active viruses in your body? Would that genetic code pass on to the next generation or would it die when you died?
This is brilliant! The same strategy could be used to destroy other kinds of viruses i.e. make a drag molecule that mimics the receptor on the cell surface that the virus normally attaches to thus, when the virus makes physical contact with that drag molecule, makes the virus attach to it and 'think' it has attached to the cell thus stimulating it to release it ...[text shortened]... it must surely be one big step closer to a cure because it should be an effective treatment.
20 Sep 13
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Originally posted by sonhouseI would guess, if there was no active virus i.e. viable mature virus particles outside the cells, the HIV would die when you die since, as far as I am aware, the virus doesn't infect and therefore doesn't insert its genome into the cells that make gamete cells nor the actual gamete cells i.e the egg and sperm cells.
Would you pass on the HIV virus even though you have no active viruses in your body? Would that genetic code pass on to the next generation or would it die when you died?
But, personally, if I was HIV positive but taking a drag that should in theory keep the virus inactive, I certainly still wouldn't like to bet on that by having unprotected sex with a partner.
26 Sep 13
Originally posted by humyIt's like a woman whose vagina has a little guillotine inside
This is brilliant! The same strategy could be used to destroy other kinds of viruses i.e. make a drag molecule that mimics the receptor on the cell surface that the virus normally attaches to thus, when the virus makes physical contact with that drag molecule, makes the virus attach to it and 'think' it has attached to the cell thus stimulating it to release it ...[text shortened]... ll, it must surely be one big step closer to a cure because it should be an effective treatment.