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Not all heroes wear capes. Some flatten pasta in such a fashion it'll turn into a 3D shape during cook. That's been the sole domain of futuristic sci-fi up until now.

 
 
A gene therapy that makes use of an unlikely helper, the AIDS virus, gave a working immune system to 48 babies and toddlers who were born without one, doctors reported Tuesday.

Results show that all but two of the 50 children who were given the experimental therapy in a study now have healthy germ-fighting abilities.

“We’re taking what otherwise would have been a fatal disease” and healing most of these children with a single treatment, said study leader Dr. Donald Kohn of UCLA Mattel Children’s Hospital.

“They’re basically ‘free range’ -- going to school, doing normal things,” without the worry that any infection could become life-threatening, he said..........

 
A gene therapy that makes use of an unlikely helper, the AIDS virus, gave a working immune system to 48 babies and toddlers who were born without one, doctors reported Tuesday.

Results show that all but two of the 50 children who were given the experimental therapy in a study now have healthy germ-fighting abilities.

“We’re taking what otherwise would have been a fatal disease” and healing most of these children with a single treatment, said study leader Dr. Donald Kohn of UCLA Mattel Children’s Hospital.

“They’re basically ‘free range’ -- going to school, doing normal things,” without the worry that any infection could become life-threatening, he said..........

Not the first time I've heard about the AIDS virus as being a helpful carrier. I believe it's being used for certain cancer treatments.
 

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