Scientists claim they successfully eliminated HIV from infected cells

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Scientists claim they successfully eliminated HIV from infected cells

Scientists claim to have successfully eliminated HIV, with the use of Nobel Prize-winning Crispr gene-editing technology, from infected cells. The technology, which functions like scissors at the molecular level, cuts DNA so "bad" that bits can be inactivated or removed.  The researchers now aim to remove the virus entirely from the body even though much more work is required to check it is effective and safe. The HIV medicines, which exist in t…