Chambon builds institute with U.S. funds and an eye for detail
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Champon is responsible for the new Institute of Genetics and Molecular and Cellular Biology (IGBMC), which he managed to get built despite widespread budget freezes and cutbacks. US-backed Bristol-Myers Squib paid for 90% of the construction costs, which totaled $40 million.
Publication Name: Science
Subject: Science and technology
ISSN: 0036-8075
Year: 1995
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Viruses have many ways to be unwelcome guests
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Researchers recently convened to discuss the various strategies that viruses adopt to invade host cells. Some viruses pirate host genes, others develop an extreme dependency, and some maintain a self-sufficiency.
Publication Name: Science
Subject: Science and technology
ISSN: 0036-8075
Year: 1998
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Does a common virus give HIV a helping hand?
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Researchers have found evidence suggesting a cofactor role for cytomegalovirus (CMV) in HIV infection. CMV produces a protein called US 28, which HIV may use to enter some types of cells.
Publication Name: Science
Subject: Science and technology
ISSN: 0036-8075
Year: 1997
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