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Born August 18, 1932 • France
Died February 8, 2022 (aged 89) • Neuilly-sur-Seine • France
Awards And Honors Nobel Prize (2008)
Subjects Of Study AIDS • AIDS-related complex • HIV • mycoplasma

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