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• [1] Robert from NYC November 21, 2008 - 10:08AM

  Let's not get hopes up too much. First of all it involved replacing bone marrow which most insurance companies won't cover secondly it is extremely expensive procedure and finally it is a complicated procedure and can you imagine performing it on the millions who have AIDS!? Well, I'd like to think it would be done but being realistic I don't think so.

  
  
• [2] Tom from Toronto November 21, 2008 - 10:47AM

  I can see the super-rich going this route. Scary implications.

  
  
• [3] Scott Smith from Manhattan November 21, 2008 - 10:49AM

  How viable would gene therapy be for applying this cure?

  
  
• [4] Guy from Manhattan November 21, 2008 - 10:49AM

  Is there a way to get tested for this AIDS resistance possibly as an incentive to donate marrow?

  
  
• [5] Tony from San Jose, CA November 21, 2008 - 10:50AM

  Are there any consequences to deactivating the creation of this protein? Conceivably, there is a trade off in evolutionary terms, a bit the same way with sickle cell anemia and malaria? Why humans have not evolved to be resistant to this?

  PS: What do you think of our new president Chameau?

  
  
• [6] The Truth from Atlanta/New York November 21, 2008 - 10:52AM

  Tony, "Evolutionary trade off?" Sickle Cell Anemia and Malaria? Why not Lou Gherigs Disease too?

  
  
• [7] The Truth from Atlanta/New York November 21, 2008 - 10:54AM

  At least he cares. I hope he has found the cure and wish him much success.

  
  
• [8] tom from NJ November 21, 2008 - 12:31PM

  There is a NJ company, Energex Systems, (http://www.energexsystems.com) that makes a device that can actually treat any pathogen in the blood, including HIV.

  Clinical trials begin soon.

  Its a much simpler process.

  
  
• [9] Lawrence from Fort Lee, NJ November 21, 2008 - 12:49PM

  The discussion mentions how 10% of scandinavians and some germans have the anti-HIV gene unlike the rest of caucasians. I believe that a hypothesis surmised by BBC might have the answer. The romans killed off and assimilated people who might have had the gene with their own non-anti-HIV genes. Here is the article.

  http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/7596532.stm

  Thanks

  
  
• [10] Barry from Mexico City November 23, 2008 - 08:25PM

  The big error of this claim is that no one has proven how the German was established to be HIV+ in the first place. I don’t see how anything can be proven scientifically by radio.

  
  
• [11] Arsenio from Newark NJ USA December 30, 2008 - 07:08PM

  The path to cure of AIDS and other illnesses is thru Autohemotherapy (non-ozonated). But don't let the pharma companies read this because of the monetary obvious reasons.

  
  
• [12] Joshua from chicago,IL February 25, 2009 - 11:22PM

  I enjoyed listening to the doctor. However, he seemed a bit limited in knowledge dealing with genes and HIV. Don't get me wrong, he is a noble prize winner in his efforts and research in the issue of AIDs which i applaud. however, i would like for him to mention the gene's name ( CCR5 deletion) I would also liked for him to mention the presences of CCR5 in Asian populations like the Koreans (CC-CKR-5 gene) nor the reason by behind the Kenyan sex workers who were no doubt exposed to to HIV but yet hasn't gotten it infected yet.

  http://www.fasebj.org/cgi/reprint/00-0619fjev1.pdf

  http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m1200/is_n7_v150/ai_18621167

  thank you

  
  
• [13] Sandra from NY, USA March 03, 2009 - 08:29AM

  Let's remember that AIDS is not the virus but the diagnosis of multiple symptoms...HIV (is the virus) plus one or more opportunistic infections. Someone can have HIV and PCP Pneumonia and be given the diagnosis of AIDS. That same person can be treated for pneumonia and no longer have pneumonia but will still have HIV.