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The topic for this discussion relates to the concept of being able to eliminate DNA virus, which encodes itself in the infected person's DNA, thereby causing lifelong infection. Recently, a new technique has been discovered that would allow viral DNA to be removed from the host's DNA. What is CRISPR-Cas9 gene editing? How can this be potentially used to eradicate viral DNA in an infected person?