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University of Witwatersrand: Next-generation 'Molecular Scissors' May Offer Hope for Chronic Hepatitis B Sufferers
August 27, 2025
JOHANNESBURG, South Africa, Aug. 27 (TNSjou) -- The University of the Witwatersrand issued the following news:

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Next-generation 'molecular scissors' may offer hope for chronic hepatitis B sufferers

The genetic blueprint of the hepatitis B virus (HBV) could be permanently inactivated with newly engineered TALENs.

This highlights an important preclinical model that could be successful in humans. The notoriously persistent, difficul . . .

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