Monday, September 8, 2025

A Loss, A True Genius and Leader

 David Baltimore passes at the age of 87. Baltimore and his colleagues came to understand reverse transcription, the writing of DNA segments into our own DNA. That became the key element in understanding AIDS.

He was attacked without basis by the Congressman Dingell, a ruthless attack without merit, which may have very well set back AIDS work a decade.

Baltimore was a fantastic leader and scientist.