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Peter Duesberg
German-American molecular biologist
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dead
- born
- 1936
- died
- 2026
- age at death
- 89
- known for
- virologist, chemist, university teacher
1936 β 2026

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who peter duesberg is
Peter Heinz Hermann Duesberg was a German-American molecular biologist and a professor of molecular and cell biology at the University of California, Berkeley. He is known for his early research into the genetic aspects of cancer. He was a proponent of AIDS denialism, the claim that HIV does not cause AIDS.
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