1. Slow Virus | Virology Series

It had never occurred to me to ask what a virus is. In this series I want to dissect how we understand viruses, and explore our history with them.

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Introduction

I am not a virologist. But, recent events have motivated me to explore the field I thought I understood - at least clinically. I started by reading historical texts on the matter.

One such book is Peter Duesberg’s Inventing the AIDS Virus. Despite what you may think of Duesberg and his AIDS hypothesis, the first coupl…