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- Harald zur Hausen of the University of Heidelberg received half of the award for the discovery of the Human Papilloma Virus, one of the leading causes of cervical cancer.ScienceCentric: The Nobel in medicine ... (October 6, 2008)
- His discovery led to the development of the HPV vaccineScienceCentric: The Nobel in medicine is going to Harald zur Hausen, Francoise Barre-Sinoussi and Luc Montagnier (October 6, 2008)
- [[Françoise Barré-Sinoussi]], of the Institut Pasteur in Paris, and Luc Montagnier, director of the World Foundation for AIDS Research and Prevention, received the other half of the prize for their work identifying the virus that causes AIDS.International Herald Tribune: ... Nobel Prize in Medicine(October 6, 2008)
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The 2008 Nobel Prize in Medicine was divided between German cancer researcher Harald zur Hausen, who discovered HPV, the human papilloma virus; and the French discoverers of the HIV virus, [[Françoise Barré-Sinoussi]] Luc Montagnier.The New York Times: ...2008 Nobel for Medicine (October 6, 2008)
Controversy
Mentioned for his work on HIV, U.S. National Institutes of Health researcher Robert Gallo did not share in the prize, in part because the Nobel rules only permit three recipients. The three HIV researchers have been locked in a battle over credit for the discovery since the 1980s.The New York Times: Three Europeans Win the 2008 Nobel for Medicine (October 6, 2008) New Scientist: AIDS and cervical cancer discoveries... (October 6, 2008)-
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Nobel Prize in Medicine 2008 Questions
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