A is Articles & Abundance. Both of which I found this morning. I found 3 & none of them are too long or jargony. I'll start with the topic of CRISPR. Many are aware this is a method to edit cellular DNA. This has been a topic of many medical research issues. This piece covers an updated report on its use in fighting dormant HIV hiding in a body.
This next article is taking the same approach, but with drugs. The technique goes after proteins in HIV affected cells, called Nef. This approach has been used mostly in cancer studies. The method uses PROTACs, a molecule that binds Nef proteins. This will signal the cell is degraded & needs to be eliminated. In doing so, removing virus.
The last article is disappointing, It's about the fight against HIV's failure to make aware & educate people about the topic & options available to the public. The piece has a video about how many at-risk Americans are unaware of PrEP. It was bad enough the numbers aware were so low, but also what was being defined as at-risk. The people shown in the video were all mature, Black women. Maybe this was a topic piece or for done for some limited exposure. But I think it missed the mark. I don't support PrEP, but people should know everything they can about HIV & the available options.
That's all for now. Have a look at these. The video info is in the here & now. The drug & CRISPR pieces are in development. Take care.
Cya...
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