They don't actually see the real world, where 95% of the people with HIV are not treated and are dying. And even though we have some blue sky now in our country, the sky could become cloudy again very soon. — Luc Montagnier Copy Share Image
It's easier to learn things for life by the age of 12 and not the age of 18. This is just my guess. — Luc Montagnier Copy Share Image
Basic research is very useful, but it should be more geared toward application than it was before. — Luc Montagnier Copy Share Image
We did not purify... We saw some particles but they did not have the morphology [shape] typical of retroviruses. They were very different... What… — Luc Montagnier Copy Share Image
Another interesting field, which is my own, is cofactors, not only to the disease but also to transmission. I am still puzzled by the… — Luc Montagnier Copy Share Image
The idea of the live-virus vaccine is to produce in a continuous way some viral antigens. — Luc Montagnier Copy Share Image
Its very difficult in our society. You cannot impose certain behavioral changes. Education can do it at the right time, probably by high school.… — Luc Montagnier Copy Share Image
My proposal now is to test a vaccine first on people who have been infected, and if you show some efficacy at this level,… — Luc Montagnier Copy Share Image
I am very puzzled by the fact that young people are getting infected again. They don't take precautions despite an enormous amount of information.… — Luc Montagnier Copy Share Image
I think we should put the same weight now on the co-factors as we have on HIV. — Luc Montagnier Copy Share Image
AIDS does not inevitably lead to death, especially if you suppress the co-factors that support the disease. It is very important to tell this… — Luc Montagnier Copy Share Image
That is why it is so important not only to have excellent treatment but also to try to get back the immune defense, because… — Luc Montagnier Copy Share Image
We can be exposed to HIV many times without being chronically infected. Our immune system will get rid of the virus within a few… — Luc Montagnier Copy Share Image
The center will be fully operational in two years' time, but probably in the middle of the year we will have a temporary laboratory… — Luc Montagnier Copy Share Image
What seems to be clear to me is that after the primary infection most of the cells die indirectly, but at the later stage,… — Luc Montagnier Copy Share Image
One could not have isolated this retrovirus without knowledge of other retroviruses, that's obvious. But I believe we have answered the criteria of isolation. — Luc Montagnier Copy Share Image
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