French scientist Francoise Barre-Sinoussi with her colleague Luc Montagnier identifyied HIV, the virus that causes AIDS, a plague that has killed about 35 million people since the 1980's. This made testing possible for the first time.
They received the 2008 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine.
And their discovery has led to treatments and improvements in the HIV+ world.
I, for one, am grateful!
So for today, I am thankful for:
1) Francoise Barre-Sinoussi
2) Luc Montagnier
3) David Ho for protease inhibitors
4) Ryan White
5) The CDC, doctors and researchers who have been fighting the good fight for decades.
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