alternate way of fighting aids

[lightoftruth]

As i understand is the main reason aids is so damn hard to fight is because the receptor molecules constantly mutate making it extremly hard for the immune system to recognise.

My theory is this

instead of trying to fight it in its virus form we let it infect white blood cells. However if we cleverly modify the white blood cell to synthesise say a highly specific restriction enzyme that essentially cuts the HIV virus' gentic material into so many pieces it becomes useless, surely that would allow the white blood cell to survive an attack

i know there is a whole range of complexities involved but is my thinking viable?

[sp1214]

I'm sure there are thousands of scientists worldwide trying to conquer this dreadful disease of which there is no cure. If there is to be a cure it will come from an unusual source.

In 1995 an experiment took place on an Aids patient involving the transfusion from a baboon who are known to be resistant to the virus. That patient is still alive.

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