Virology before and after HIV.
The career of Eric French epitomised the pre-HIV era of virology, combining active research, effective administration and scholarship. The pressures of AIDS funding and the concept of strictly controlled, and narrowly focussed, mission-oriented research threaten the viability of independent research and may retard progress even in those fields which receive the greatest direct support.
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Department of Infectious Diseases, University of Sydney, NSW, Australia.
D000163:Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome / Q000191:economics; D001315:Australia; D006678:HIV; D015658:HIV Infections; D049673:History, 20th Century; D006801:Humans; D012109:Research Support as Topic; D014773:Virology / Q000266:history / Q000639:trends*