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Researchers Use CRISPR to Remove HIV From Mice

An interdisciplinary team of scientists is claiming to have eliminated the HIV virus from the genomes of mice by combining the CRISPR-Cas9 gene-editing tool with an experimental new drug. It’s a promising development in the battle against HIV and AIDS, but more work is required before clinical trials can begin. Using a gene-editing tool like…

Health George Dvorsky Jul 2

President Trump Promises to Cure Cancer If Re-Elected During Neo-Fascist Rally in Florida

President Donald Trump has made a lot of broken promises during his time in office. He promised to lower prescription drug prices, get Mexico to pay for a border wall, and he even said a 10 percent tax cut for the middle class was on the way before the 2018 midterms. That tax cut never…

Politics Matt Novak Jun 19

Reports of First Genetically Enhanced Babies Spark Outrage

Twin girls born earlier this month had their DNA altered to prevent them from contracting HIV, according to an Associated Press report. If confirmed, the births would signify the first gene-edited babies in human history—a stunning development that’s sparking an outcry from scientists and ethicists. Professor He Jiankui of Shenzhen, China, made the announcement earlier…

Health George Dvorsky Nov 26

Georgia Rep. Betty Price Ponders Whether State Could Just ‘Quarantine’ People With HIV

Georgia State Rep. Betty Price—spouse of former Health and Human Services Secretary Tom Price, who recently left his role in Donald Trump’s administration after taking a few too many taxpayer-funded charter flights—casually asked a state epidemiologist whether it would be more cost-effective to just force HIV-positive people into quarantine. Per the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Price’s phrasing…

Health Tom McKay Oct 21

Certain Penis-Dwelling Bacteria Might Increase Your HIV Risk

HIV transmission is a complex process with factors beyond just who you sleep with and how. The virus ultimately needs to find its way to the correct kinds of cells in order to wreak havoc. And some of the risk, at least for those with penises, may come from the kinds of bacteria on the…

Tech News Ryan F. Mandelbaum Jul 25

I Watched Neil deGrasse Tyson Take On a Science Skeptic

Last week, the American Museum of Natural History in New York and famed astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson held a press event to announce the museum’s new Richard Gilder Center for Science, Education, and Innovation. Following the media briefing, which focused on new exhibits and educational resources available at the Gilder Center, I and a few…

Health Ryan F. Mandelbaum Jan 20

This USB Stick Performs an HIV Test

Scientists in the UK have developed a USB stick that can quickly and accurately measure the amount of HIV is in a patient’s blood. The medical device was created by scientists at Imperial College London and tech firm DNA Electronics, and all it needs is a simple drop of blood to measure HIV-1 levels. It…

Health George Dvorsky Nov 10

We Were Wrong About HIV’s ‘Patient Zero’

The origin of the AIDS pandemic has been reconstructed in unprecedented detail, showing the disease jumped from the Caribbean to New York City around 1970. The new study subsequently clears the name of Gaétan Dugas, a French-Canadian flight attendant long-thought to be “Patient Zero.” By combining genetic and historical evidence, researchers from the University of…

Tech News George Dvorsky Oct 26

HIV Genes Successfully Edited Out of Immune Cells

Researchers from Temple University have used the CRISPR/Cas9 gene editing tool to clear out the entire HIV-1 genome from a patient’s infected immune cells. It’s a remarkable achievement that could have profound implications for the treatment of AIDS and other retroviruses. When we think about CRISPR/Cas9 we tend to think of it as a tool…

Tech News George Dvorsky Mar 22

The UN’s New Report on Asian Teenagers and HIV Is Just Heart-Breaking

We’re making progress in the fight against HIV around the world, but it’s still very unevenly distributed. And the United Nations’ brand new report on HIV infections among teenagers in Asia is pretty upsetting. Some 50,000 Asian teens (aged 15-19) became HIV-positive in 2014 alone, and a total of 220,000 adolescents were living with HIV…

Health Charlie Jane Anders Nov 30

The Deadly Legacy of HIV Truthers

AIDS was a terrifying mystery, and then we solved it. When researchers identified the human immunodeficiency virus as the reason why young, previously healthy people were developing rare cancers and wasting away, it was a triumph of medical science. But even as the medical community reached a consensus that HIV caused AIDS, a counter-movement was…

Health Charlie Jane Anders Oct 22

The best news of 2014 you never heard about

There have been a lot of bad news this year. And a lot of good ones too. Sadly, many of the good ones never get the proper coverage they need and they get lost in the storm of crap that we have to suffer every day. Luckily, Bill Gates has highlighted the best five news…

Sploid Jesus Diaz Dec 17

HIV May Be Evolving Into A Less Deadly and Less Virulent Form

It’s possible that HIV’s ability to cause AIDS is slowing. A new paper from Oxford University suggests the disease is becoming less deadly and less infectious over time as it adapts to our immune system and therapies. The new study, which appears in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, shows that HIV’s virulence…

io9 George Dvorsky Dec 2

Government AIDS Websites Leaked User Info For Years

There is a reason for doctor-patient confidentiality. Our health is a private matter, which is why the news that Aids.gov and another major government website directing people to AIDS-related treatments have left user data exposed is so disturbing. Recently, Aids.gov decided to encrypt its locations website to protect users…but only after years went by where…

Privacy & Security Kate Knibbs Nov 9

Researchers Have Identified The Origin Of The AIDS Pandemic

An international team of researchers has traced the “epidemic ignition” of HIV/AIDS to 1920s Kinshasa, what is now the capital city of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Research findings published in the latest issue ofScience trace the origins of the outbreak to Kinshasa in the 1920s, where epidemiologists believe it emerged from a “perfect…

io9 Robbie Gonzalez Oct 4

A Nanotech-Powered AIDS-Killing Condom Is Closer than Ever

Correctly used, condoms do a damn good job of preventing STDs (and pregnancy!). But nobody’s gonna say no to an improvement that ups those odds. Say, a condom coated in antiviral gel that kills up t0 99.9% of HIV, genital herpes, and human papillomavirus. Australia just said yes, and hopefully the U.S. isn’t far behind.…

Tech News Bob Sorokanich Jul 22

The World Health Organization Wants to Legalize Sex Work and Drugs

Earlier this month, the World Health Organization (WHO) released guidelines for helping to prevent the spread of HIV in key populations. The group, which also monitors the globe for pandemic outbreaks, says we have to decriminalize sex work and drugs if we want to stop HIV. HIV can be controlled with medications and safer sex,…

io9 Annalee Newitz Jul 22

Dozens Of AIDS Researchers Killed In Malaysian Flight MH17 Crash

It’s being reported today that nearly 100 of the 298 people killed in the Malaysia Airlines crash were headed to Australia for a major AIDS conference. Among them was Joep Lange, a leading researcher and the former International AIDS Society president. It’s going to very somber at this year’s International AIDS Conference which is scheduled…

io9 George Dvorsky Jul 18

Politician Explains Why Sodomy Is Causing AIDS Due to “Sperm Enzyme”

Bob Frey is a Republican running for the Minnesota House of Representatives, and he’s worried about the economic cost of sodomy. He’s not against gay people, mind you — the problem, he explained yesterday, has to do with the way sperm burns our anal cavities. Here’s his theory. It turns out that Frey has a…

io9 Annalee Newitz Jul 11

After Two Years, Baby “Cured” of HIV Is Showing Detectable Virus Levels

The “Mississippi Baby,”born with HIV and treated with antiretroviral drugs immediately after birth, showed no evidence of HIV after two years without treatment. Now the child has detectable levels of the virus once again. It’s a sad conclusion to what seemed like an extremely promising new way to treat this vicious disease. The National Institute…

Tech News Bob Sorokanich Jul 10

aids

Researchers Use CRISPR to Remove HIV From Mice

President Trump Promises to Cure Cancer If Re-Elected During Neo-Fascist Rally in Florida

Reports of First Genetically Enhanced Babies Spark Outrage

Georgia Rep. Betty Price Ponders Whether State Could Just ‘Quarantine’ People With HIV

Certain Penis-Dwelling Bacteria Might Increase Your HIV Risk

I Watched Neil deGrasse Tyson Take On a Science Skeptic

This USB Stick Performs an HIV Test

We Were Wrong About HIV’s ‘Patient Zero’

HIV Genes Successfully Edited Out of Immune Cells

The UN’s New Report on Asian Teenagers and HIV Is Just Heart-Breaking

The Deadly Legacy of HIV Truthers

The best news of 2014 you never heard about

HIV May Be Evolving Into A Less Deadly and Less Virulent Form

Government AIDS Websites Leaked User Info For Years

Researchers Have Identified The Origin Of The AIDS Pandemic

A Nanotech-Powered AIDS-Killing Condom Is Closer than Ever

The World Health Organization Wants to Legalize Sex Work and Drugs

Dozens Of AIDS Researchers Killed In Malaysian Flight MH17 Crash

Politician Explains Why Sodomy Is Causing AIDS Due to “Sperm Enzyme”

After Two Years, Baby “Cured” of HIV Is Showing Detectable Virus Levels

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