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Nobel prize for medicine to discoverers of HIV and HPV - BBC NEWS
News Type: Event — Seeded on Mon Oct 6, 2008 7:11 AM EDT
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The scientists who discovered HIV will share the Nobel prize for medicine with the expert who linked human papillpoma virus (HPV) to cervical cancer.
French team Françoise Barré-Sinoussi and Luc Montagnier were recognised for their groundbreaking work in uncovering the virus responsible for Aids.
Harald zur Hausen, of Germany, received the prize for making the link between the HPV and cervical cancer.
More than 25 million people have died of HIV/AIDS since 1981.
Globally, over 33 million people are living with HIV.
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Kudos to Drs. Barré-Sinoussi, Montagnier and Harald zur Hausen. Hopefully, one day someone will win awards for discovering succesful treatments!
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#1 - Mon Oct 6, 2008 7:14 AM EDT{"commentId":3333201,"authorDomain":"carloz"}
P.S. I guess this will help to solidify the view that Françoise Barré-Sinoussi and Luc Montagnier, and not Robert Gallo, really discovered HIV. Anyway, Gallo and his team deserve credit for their work, too. He's still working on the problem, too Last year his group was given a $15 million grant for research into an HIV vaccine from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation.
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