Luc Montagnier
| Luc Antoine Montagnier | |
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 Luc Montagnier, 2008
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| Born | 18 August 1932 Chabris, France |
| Nationality | French |
| Fields | Virology |
| Institutions | Shanghai Jiao Tong University |
| Known for | Discovery of HIV |
| Notable awards | 2008 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine |
Luc Antoine Montagnier (born 18 August 1932 in Chabris, Indre, France) is a French virologist and joint recipient with Françoise Barré-Sinoussi and Harald zur Hausen of the 2008 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine,[1] for his discovery of the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). He currently works as a full time professor at Shanghai Jiaotong University.[2]
In 2009 he published two controversial research studies which, if true, "would be the most significant experiments performed in the past 90 years, demanding re-evaluation of the whole conceptual framework of modern chemistry".[3] Homeopaths claim his research as support for homeopathy, but Montagnier himself says it cannot be extended to homeopathy.[4] Many scientists have greeted it with scorn and harsh criticism.[3][5][6]
References [change]
- ↑ news.bbc.co.uk, Nobel prize for viral discoveries
- ↑ SJTU Appointed Luc Montagnier University Chair Professor
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Andy Coghlan, "Scorn over claim of teleported DNA", New Scientist 12 January 2011, issue 2795
- ↑ Cure Or Con? CBC Marketplace
- ↑ PZ Myers 2011. Pharyngula "It almost makes me disbelieve that HIV causes AIDS!",
- ↑ Editorial, "Why we have to teleport disbelief", New Scientist 12 January 2011, issue 2795
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