New DNA treatment for HIV-possible implications for other latent viruses?

[lizw118]

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencet...ientists-delete-HIV-virus-human-DNA-time.html

 

[halcyon]

I believe this technique would only work for a provirus. This wouldn't be effective for herpes viruses for example as they use a different method to maintain latency inside of cells.

 

[lizw118]

I believe this technique would only work for a provirus. This wouldn't be effective for herpes viruses for example as they use a different method to maintain latency inside of cells.

Thanks for the explanation. That's too bad, though.