Can CRISPR Cure HIV? The 2025 Breakthroughs in Gene Editing, EBT-101 Trials, and mRNA Therapy

Introduction Can CRISPR Cure HIV? 2025 Breakthroughs, Clinical Trials, and the Road Ahead For over four decades, HIV has remained a global health challenge. While antiretroviral therapy (ART) has transformed HIV into a manageable condition, it does not provide a cure. The virus hides in latent reservoirs — integrated into the host’s DNA — ready to reactivate if treatment stops. Enter CRISPR-Cas9, a revolutionary gene-editing tool. Since 2012, it has opened new possibilities in treating genetic diseases — and now, researchers are exploring whet…