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Virus: The Co-Discoverer of HIV Tracks Its Rampage and Charts the Future
Virus The CoDiscoverer of HIV Tracks Its Rampage and Charts the Future Author:Luc Montagnier A firsthand account of the controversial discovery of the cause of AIDS. In the early 1980s the slender body of evidence for a virus of epidemic proportions was becoming irrefutable. The hunt for its cause was on and brought with it a race against time to identify the virus. In this autobiographical tale of that dramatic search, Dr. Luc Montagni... more »er, one of the world's preeminent virologists, relates the Pasteur Institute's leading role in investigating the AIDS virus and his group's success in identifying it before the National Institutes of Health team. Filled with insights into controversies that arose over the questions of who discovered what, and when --a subject that generated almost as much news coverage as the disease itself --the book also conveys with crystal clarity the scientific aspects of the disease and its devastating course throughout the world since its discovery. Montagnier's unique insider's perspective presents a rich snapshot of the greatest plague in modern history. Along the way, he provides thoughtful commentary on critical subjects such as the possibilities for a vaccine, the current therapies available to AIDS patients, and prospects for winning the battle against this deadly germ.« less