Serge Lang

Questions have arisen about the policing of science. Who is responsible for the policing? My answer is: all of us. ↗

— Serge Lang

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Aside from all that, we recall that antibodies to malaria and other diseases prevalent in Africa show up as HIV-positive on tests. ↗

— Serge Lang

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I am not here concerned with intent, but with scientific standards, especially the ability to tell the difference between a fact, an opinion, a hypothesis, and a hole in the ground. ↗

— Serge Lang

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I object to a legal approach when settling questions of science or scientific behavior. ↗

— Serge Lang

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Of course, screening for HIV did essentially eliminate the transmission of this virus by transfusions. ↗

— Serge Lang

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Of course, there are diseases of which people die. ↗

— Serge Lang

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Originally, in the early eighties, the drug hypothesis was among the first which occurred to scientists. ↗

— Serge Lang

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Questions have also arisen about AIDS being transmitted to hemophiliacs via blood transfusions. ↗

— Serge Lang

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Roughly speaking, this hypothesis asks whether drug use causes some of the diseases officially associated with AIDS, such as immunodeficiency and Kaposi's sarcoma. ↗

— Serge Lang

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There exist thousands of Americans who have AIDS-defining diseases but are HIV negative. ↗

— Serge Lang

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