Are there any negatives of this mutated CCR5 gene?
This article makes it seem like HIV can be cured or at least decimated in 100 days.
I’m all for this STD whack-a-mole, just go down the list and revert to consequence freedom
This article makes it seem like HIV can be cured or at least decimated in 100 days.
I’m all for this STD whack-a-mole, just go down the list and revert to consequence freedom
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CCR5#Potential_costs
There may be downsides for carriers of the mutation when fighting infections by other viruses. But nothing completely obvious (unlike, say, in sickle cell anemia).
honestly I should rephrase because I don't think we've ever had it, maybe in some isolated societies pre-colonialism, but now we've never been closer even though sex-education is currently based on so much fear.
and yes, combining both strategies of protection alongside testing + early fixing reduces the negative consequence even more even when not preventing absolute exposure to disease.