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1983. HIV/AIDS: Who really discovered the AIDS virus?

Gay in the 80s Posted on October 14, 2013 by Colin ClewsJuly 15, 2016

The story behind the identification of the AIDS virus illustrates how the supposedly objective world of science is tainted by less scientific characteristics such as ego, power and greed. Shortly after the appearance of AIDS in the early 80’s, scientists … Continue reading →

Posted in HIV/AIDS, LGBT History, National politics | Tagged HIV, House Energy and Commerce Committee's Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, HTLVIII, Human Immunodeficiency Virus, Human T-cell Lymphadenopathy Virus III, Institutional Response to the HIV Blood Test Patent Dispute and Related Matters, LAV, luc montagnier, Lymphadenopathy Associated Virus, National Institutes of Health, Pasteur Institute, robert gallo | 1 Reply

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