Luc Montagnier, co-discoverer of HIV, dies aged 89

Luc Montagnier, co-discoverer of HIV, dies aged 89

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Category : Obituaries Published on: February 12 2022

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  • Luc Montagnier, the French virologist credited as a co-discoverer of the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), has died aged 89.
  • Montagnier was jointly awarded the 2008 Nobel Prize for his work in isolating the virus that causes Aids.
  • The virologist first began working on the virus in the early 1980s while at France's Pasteur Institute, a non-profit research foundation.
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