LUC MONTAGNIER

Feb. 12, 2022

Nobel-winning virologist Luc Montagnier, who died in Paris, was a brilliant and controversial figure who often challenged the core principles of science and scientific discourse.

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  • The 89-year-old won the Nobel Prize for Medicine in 2008 for the discovery of the human immunodeficiency virus that causes AIDS.

  • The Frenchman shared the award with fellow researcher Françoise Barré-Sinoussi. The duo had shared half of the Nobel with German scientist Harald zur Hausen for his discovery of human papilloma viruses that cause cervical cancer.

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