Luc Montagnier, Nobel-Winning Discoverer of H.I.V., Is Dead at 89
He found the virus that causes AIDS, fell into a feud over it and later turned controversial, taking an anti-vaccine stance during the Covid-19 crisis.
Source: nytimes.com
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He found the virus that causes AIDS, fell into a feud over it and later turned controversial, taking an anti-vaccine stance during the Covid-19 crisis.
Montagnier regretted that his American counterpart Robert Gallo had not been similarly honoured – for proving that HIV was the cause of Aids
Although Luc Montagnier's achievements on HIV were heralded, he was later widely criticized by the scientific community for his suggestions about autism and COVID-19.