Peter Duesberg (born 1936 in Germany) is a molecular biologist. His talent and its results in respected accomplishments are reflected in his election to the American National Academy of Science in 1986 for his work on retroviruses. His 1987 paper "Retroviruses as Carcinogens and Pathogens: Expectations and Reality" argued that a lymphotropic retrovirus could be used as an indicator of AIDS infection but was not potent enough to be the primary cause of the disease.[1] In 1997 he wrote a science book suitable for a wide audience entitled Inventing the AIDS Virus in which "Duesberg argues that HIV is merely a harmless passenger virus that does not cause AIDS."[2]

> Peter Duesberg is a man of extraordinary energy, unusual honesty, enormous sense of humour, and a rare critical sense. --Paul Gallo [1]

1. ↑ *"Retroviruses as Carcinogens and Pathogens: Expectations and Reality"
2. ↑ Book cover matter

## External links[edit]

* "Retroviruses as Carcinogens and Pathogens: Expectations and Reality" (widely read 1987 paper by Duesberg)
* His Inventing the AIDS Virus with contributor Kary Mullis, Regnery Publishing, 1997, ISBN 0895263998, 722 pages
* His Biographical Sketch
* A 10 minute clip from a presentation by Duesberg
* Duesberg's May 2008 Discover Magazine Article "AIDS "Dissident" Seeks Redemption... and a Cure for Cancer"

* Youtube discussion on this article Who is Duesberg?

* Duesberg's April 2007 Scientific American Magazine Article "Chromosomal Chaos and Cancer"