Day: 20 March 2024

Scientists say they have, using Crispr gene-editing technology, been able to eliminate HIV from infected cells. The Nobel Prize-winning technology works like scissors, but at the molecular level, cutting DNA so “bad” bits can be removed or inactivated. 

In a recent talk with the BBC, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Gaza’s two million people are experiencing “severe levels of acute food insecurity.”