Virus: The Codiscoverer of HIV Tracks Its Rampage and Charts the Future

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HIV's origin, impact, and future explored.

If you're drawn to medical mysteries and the human stories behind scientific discoveries, “Virus” by Luc Montagnier could be a riveting read for you. It offers a firsthand account of the AIDS epidemic from its co-discoverer, blending scientific inquiry with the human ramifications of the virus. Montagnier's perspective as a key figure in virology provides a unique, authoritative insight into one of the most challenging medical crises of our times.

Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.

Virus: The Codiscoverer of HIV Tracks Its Rampage and Charts the Future

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ISBN: 9780393337037
Date of Publication: 2008-10-27
Format: Paperback
Related Collections: Biographies & Memoirs, Science
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In the early 1980s, the 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 search, Luc Montagnier relates the Institut Pasteur's role in investigating the AIDS virus and his group's success in identifying it before the National 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 new coverage as the disease itself - the book also conveys the scientific aspects of the disease and its devastating course throughout the world. Dr. Montagnier provides a 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 virus.
 

HIV's origin, impact, and future explored.

If you're drawn to medical mysteries and the human stories behind scientific discoveries, “Virus” by Luc Montagnier could be a riveting read for you. It offers a firsthand account of the AIDS epidemic from its co-discoverer, blending scientific inquiry with the human ramifications of the virus. Montagnier's perspective as a key figure in virology provides a unique, authoritative insight into one of the most challenging medical crises of our times.

Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.