Doctors Claim HIV-Positive Man Cured by Stem Cell Transplant

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12-14-2010, 10:18 PM

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Originally Posted by AOII Angel

Transplant can kill you.

Taking the wrong drug cocktail can kill you. A bus that hits you in the crosswalk as you leave the HIV clinic can kill you. Et Cetera.

And I agree that this would be awesomely amazing if it were a concrete cure but they def jumped the gun on this one. I'd be interested to see what effect this has on the stem cell research debate if it's "proven" that stem cells can cure HIV.

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