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Researchers, At St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital In Memphis, Used Disabled HIV Virus, In A Gene Therapy Treatment, To Cure 8 Infants Of “Bubble Boy Disease (BBD).’’ BBD Infants Are Born Without Any Immune System To Protect Their Bodies Against Diseases, And So Would Have To Live In Sterile Conditions, And Tend To Die As Infants.

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-47969367

All eight infants now have fully functioning immune systems after undergoing treatment, say experts.