The virologist who discovered HIV, Luc Montagnier, has died

The Nobel laureate in Medicine has died at the age of 89 Lic Montagnierthe French News Agency reported tonight, citing the mayor of the French city of Neuilly-sur-Seine.

The news was first reported yesterday, Wednesday, by the French magazine France Soir, without however being confirmed by the family of the deceased scientist.

The French virologist was honored with Nobel Prize in Medicine in 2008 for the discovery of the virus HIVin 1983. The isolation of the virus by himself and his research team helped to make HIV tests and the first treatments for AIDS.

Later in his career, Montagnier was criticized by the scientific community for his controversial views on the pandemic. coronavirus and vaccines but also other sites he had developed less recently, such as that autism is due to infection or that AIDS may be treated with the proper diet etc.


Source: News Beast

You may also like

USD/CAD is further weak
Markets
Joshua

USD/CAD is further weak

The USD/CAD falls for the third consecutive day in the midst of a combination of negative factors. The increase in