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Given the following post, respond as if you're commenting on Reddit:
human
Could you non destructively remove a viruses dna?

And would it afterwards be harmless while still providing enough information to further immunity?
gpt
Can you extract a virus’ genetic material while leaving the capsid intact? No. 
I don’t quite know what you mean by the second question. Are you asking whether the empty capsid triggers the immune system? If so, yes. For instance, Gardasil, the vaccine for HPV, consists of engineered, empty capsids.