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Portrait of Luc Montagnier

Luc Montagnier

(1932–2022) Biologist

25 quotes in 179 categories

Luc Montagnier was a biologist, best known for Oxidative stress in cancer, AIDS, and neurodegenerative diseases.

Quick Facts About Luc Montagnier

Born: August 18, 1932
Died: February 8, 2022
Profession: Biologist
Notable works: Oxidative stress in cancer, AIDS, and neurodegenerative diseases

About Luc Montagnier

Luc Montagnier was a French virologist and joint recipient, with Françoise Barré-Sinoussi and Harald zur Hausen, of the 2008 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for his discovery of the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). He worked as a researcher at the Pasteur Institute in Paris and as a full-time professor at Shanghai Jiao Tong University in China.

Biography source: Wikipedia

Quotes by Luc Montagnier

It's easier to learn things for life by the age of 12 and not the age of 18. This is just my guess.

Age

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Basic research is very useful, but it should be more geared toward application than it was before.

Application

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We did not purify... We saw some particles but they did not have the morphology [shape] typical of retroviruses. They were very…

Aids

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Another interesting field, which is my own, is cofactors, not only to the disease but also to transmission. I am still puzzled…

Answers

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The idea of the live-virus vaccine is to produce in a continuous way some viral antigens.

Ideas

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Its very difficult in our society. You cannot impose certain behavioral changes. Education can do it at the right time, probably by…

Certain

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My proposal now is to test a vaccine first on people who have been infected, and if you show some efficacy at…

Able

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I am very puzzled by the fact that young people are getting infected again. They don't take precautions despite an enormous amount…

Again

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I think we should put the same weight now on the co-factors as we have on HIV.

Hiv

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AIDS does not inevitably lead to death, especially if you suppress the co-factors that support the disease. It is very important to…

Aids

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That is why it is so important not only to have excellent treatment but also to try to get back the immune…

Defense

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We can be exposed to HIV many times without being chronically infected. Our immune system will get rid of the virus within…

Exposed

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The center will be fully operational in two years' time, but probably in the middle of the year we will have a…

Feet

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What seems to be clear to me is that after the primary infection most of the cells die indirectly, but at the…

After

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One could not have isolated this retrovirus without knowledge of other retroviruses, that's obvious. But I believe we have answered the criteria…

Answered

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We don't know why, but there are some gradients of infection.

Infection

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Our goal is not to completely eradicate the infection - that would be very difficult - but to produce a vaccine that…

Difficult

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What perhaps should receive more attention is the effect of the treatment on the virus.

Attention

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Since most of the transmission is sexual transmission, you have a regional or local response to the virus.

Response

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We are working with a biotech company, Calypte, which has designed a urine test for the HIV antibody.

Business

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It's clear that prevention will never be sufficient. That's why we need a vaccine that will be safe.

Clear

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I've participated in meetings where there were concerns by ethical experts. There is no clear solution.

Clear

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They don't actually see the real world, where 95% of the people with HIV are not treated and are dying. And even…

Actually

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AIDS win be our first priority, but in two years' time we don't know where AIDS research will stand, so we are…

Activity

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Psychological factors are critical in supporting immune function. If you suppress this psychological support by telling someone he's condemned to die, your…

Critical

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