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Gregory Morgan 🇺🇸🇳🇿
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Historian and philosopher of science, especially virology. New Zealand-American. Lover of fountain pens, leather books, and verge pocket watches. Author of Cancer Virus Hunters (JHU Press, 2022) scholar.google.com/citations?user=RRkkWaYAAAAJ
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Rereading Larry Moran's Review of Cancer Virus Hunters: sandwalk.blogspot.com/2024/06/canc...

"Cancer Virus Hunters" by Gregory J. Morgan
"Cancer Virus Hunters" by Gregory J. Morgan

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And so begins the 2024-25 academic year at Stevens Institute of Technology

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A twice-yearly injection could help prevent HIV infections, according to the results of a new study described by medical experts as a breakthrough. In a trial involving more than 5,000 young women and girls in South Africa and Uganda, none of those who received the prevention shots contracted HIV.

Twice-a-year shot provides 100 percent HIV protection, study finds
Twice-a-year shot provides 100 percent HIV protection, study finds

None of the 5,000 women and girls in South Africa and Uganda who received the shots contracted the virus that causes AIDS, a study shows. A trial for men is underway.

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New Zealand gave the vote to women in 1893. 27 years later USA gave women the vote in 1920. The first NZ woman Prime minister was Jenny Shipley in 1997. It is now 27 years later ...

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Klug. Check out Angela Creager and my Isis paper for her virus work.

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The 2025 The International Society for the History, Philosophy, & Social Studies of Biology (ISHPSSB) biennial meeting will take place in Porto, Portugal, 20–25 July. Call for session proposals & papers with submission deadline 1 November, 2024 #hpbio#philsci#paleobio#histsci

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As a reward for promotion to full professor, I am now chair of the faculty senate

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Enjoyed talking with Rigoberto Hernandez of the Science History Institute about the fascinating history of tumor virology for their Distillations podcast. 🧪🩺🧫 www.sciencehistory.org/stories/dist...

Cancer Virus Hunters
Cancer Virus Hunters

Seen as outcasts, some persistent scientists went against the grain to study viruses they suspected caused cancer.

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Gregory Morgan 🇺🇸🇳🇿
@drgregorymorgan.bsky.social
Historian and philosopher of science, especially virology. New Zealand-American. Lover of fountain pens, leather books, and verge pocket watches. Author of Cancer Virus Hunters (JHU Press, 2022) scholar.google.com/citations?user=RRkkWaYAAAAJ
568 followers1.1k following96 posts