title: 100 years of Rous sarcoma virus.
abstract: The discovery of Rous sarcoma virus, which was reported by Peyton Rous in the Journal of Experimental Medicine 100 years ago, opened the field of tumor virology. It showed that some cancers have infectious etiology, led to the discovery of oncogenes, and laid the foundation for the molecular mechanisms of carcinogenesis. Rous spent his entire research career at The Rockefeller Institute, and he was the JEM's longest serving editor. Here, we comment briefly on the life of this remarkable scientist and on the importance of his discoveries.
authors: Division of Infection and Immunity, University College London, WC1E 6BT, England, UK. r.weiss@ucl.ac.uk
authors: Robin A
authors: RA
authors: Weiss
authors: Peter K
authors: PK
authors: Vogt
mesh_terms: D049673:History, 20th Century; D008495:Medical Oncology / Q000266:history*; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000209:etiology / Q000821:virology*; D009613:Nobel Prize; D052736:Rous sarcoma virus