Virus: The Co-Discoverer of Hiv Tracks Its Rampage and Charts the Future

In the early 1980s, 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 over who discovered what, and when - a subject that generated significant media coverage - the book also conveys the scientific aspects of the disease and its devastating impact worldwide. Dr. Montagnier provides commentary on critical subjects such as vaccine possibilities, current therapies for AIDS patients, and prospects for winning the battle against this virus.