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gizmo686 on March 8, 2013 | parent | context | favorite | on: Nanoparticles loaded with bee venom kill HIV

I don't have much biology experience, but if you can keep the blood stream clear of HIV, wouldn't that prevent new T-cells from getting infected, allowing the count of healthy T-cells to start growing as the body makes new ones?

carbocation on March 8, 2013 [–]

Yes. That's the basis for HAART, the current mainstay of HIV treatment. It's a good treatment, but not a cure.

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