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

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

They cannot count on the press and they cannot count on Congressional committees to bring the problems of the scientific community to their own attention, or to police the scientific community.

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.

What standards are upheld by the scientific community affect the community internally, and also affect its relations with society at large, including Congress.

Axiomatization is what one does last, it's rubbish. It's the hygiene of mathematics, axiomatization.

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