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Biology

Viruses, Bacteria, Protists, and Fungi

What was the first retrovirus discovered?

Dr. Robert Gallo (1937–) discovered the first retrovirus, human T cell lymphoma virus (HTLV), in 1979. The second human retrovirus to be discovered was human immunodeficiency virus, HIV.

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