French virologist Luc Montagnier, who won a Nobel Prize for his part in discovering the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) that causes AIDS, has died, French news agency AFP reported on Thursday.
Montagnier, who was 89, shared half of the 2008 Nobel Prize for Medicine with fellow French scientist Francoise Barre-Sinoussi for their role in discovering the virus. The other half was awarded to German cancer researcher Harald zur Hausen.by saying that he believed the coronavirus was created in a Chinese lab, was born in 1932 in France and gained a PhD in virology at the University of Paris.He later became Director of the World Foundation for AIDS Research and Prevention in Paris.
In the years before the onset of the AIDS epidemic, Montagnier had made significant discoveries concerning the nature of viruses and contributed to understanding of how viruses can alter the genetic information of host organisms. His investigation of interferon, one of the body's defenses against viruses, also opened avenues for medical cures for viral diseases.Reporting by GV De Clercq; editing by Richard Lough, Alexandra HudsonSubscribe to our daily curated newsletter to receive the latest exclusive Reuters coverage delivered to your inbox.
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