Luc Montagnier, the French virologist credited as a co-discoverer of the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), has died aged 89.
Montagnier was jointly awarded the 2008 Nobel Prize for his work in isolating the virus that causes Aids.
He was lauded for this work, but later criticised for unscientific claims about autism and Covid-19.
The virologist first began working on the virus in the early 1980s while at France's Pasteur Institute, a non-profit research foundation.
Source: www.bbc.com
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