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Its not even probable, let alone scientifically proven, that HIV causes AIDS. If there is evidence that HIV causes AIDS, there should be scientific documents which either singly or collectively demonstrate that fact, at least with a high probability. There are no such documents.

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Kary Mullis
Age: 74 †
Born: 1944
Born: December 28
Died: 2019
Died: August 7
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Biochemist
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Molecular Biologist
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North Carolina
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