Contemporary researchers have realized that their traditional approach of linking mutations to the human diseases they cause may not have been the lowest-hanging fruit. In response, many geneticists have shifted their focus, instead searching for helpful mutations that prevent diseases.
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Curing humans of HIV: Is vectored immunoprophylaxis the answer?
It sounds like something straight out of a science fiction movie — use a second virus to introduce genes into an individual that reprogram cells to fight off the immunodeficiency virus. Notwithstanding the far-fetched elevator pitch, this therapeutic approach has gained a lot of traction in recent years, and many high-profile researchers actively pursue it in their laboratories.
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