David Baltimore.
Co-founder of retrovirus research and biotechs
He discovered reverse transcriptase and advanced cancer and HIV research.
His work shaped virology and molecular biology.
In 1938, he was born in the USA.
In 1960, he earned his PhD in Biology from Caltech.
In 1970, he co-founded several biotech ventures focused on viral research.
1. Retrovirus research, studying viruses that copy RNA into DNA.
2. It helped understand HIV and develop antiviral therapies.
3. It supports vaccine development and gene therapy techniques.
In 1975, he won the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine.
His discoveries transformed molecular biology.
He currently leads research and teaches at the California Institute of Technology.
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