The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 2008
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Harald zur Hausen
Prize share: 1/2
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Françoise Barré-Sinoussi
Prize share: 1/4
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Luc Montagnier
Prize share: 1/4
The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 2008 was divided, one half awarded to Harald zur Hausen "for his discovery of human papilloma viruses causing cervical cancer", the other half jointly to Françoise Barré-Sinoussi and Luc Montagnier "for their discovery of human immunodeficiency virus."
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