Sex and stigma, with Francoise Barre-Sinoussi

At this year's Nobel Laureate Meeting in Lindau, Germany, scientist Francoise Barre-Sinoussi shared insights with a young physicist.















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Françoise Barré-Sinoussi won her Nobel Prize for identifying HIV as the cause of AIDS. The virus is made more dangerous by the social stigmas that surround infection. Young physicist Markita Landry explores social and educational issues in HIV research with Françoise. The pair also share their experiences of life as women working in science.

 



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  1. 1. wraillantclark 09:06 AM 9/30/10

    This is a fabulous video, thank you very much. I put it on my blog "Rutherford Mansfield" (http://rwrc.tumblr.com)

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