Biotech Values

[Biowatch]

Akin to hemophiliacs being resistent to malaria. (i.e., malaria infested regions favor those with one or two genes for the disease.)

I wonder what "cured" of AIDS means?

up to 2 percent of humans with a natural immunity to the disease

I didn't realize so many were resistant.

no traces of the AIDS virus have been found in his body

Do they mean "in his bloodstream"? HIV can lurk in other cells undetected, and not a problem until it starts to replicate.

there's no guarantee Brown, 44, will remain virus-free

which implies he's not actually free of the virus.

Reducing the threat of AIDS effects down to those of measles would be a huge improvement. Harnessing the immune system to shut it down is far more cost effective than a lifetime regime of daily drugs.

Previous efforts failed to achieve this goal, so take it with a grain of salt.