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Came up with a hypothesis about using an engineered self-spreading particle with a CRISPR payload to target HIV reservoirs — is this close to anything real? Looking for expert feedback

An engineered therapeutic interfering particle, mimicking HIV's cellular entry mechanism, that parasitises HIV-infected cells by outcompeting viral replication machinery, while carrying a HIV-RNA-sensitive CRISPR payload that activates exclusively in infected cells — achieving self-disseminating, reservoir-clearing, functionally curative HIV suppression from a single administration.