Gajdusek
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Lacking an infectious agent, Gajdusek proposed that each might be caused by a “slow virus.”
From Washington Post ● Mar. 31, 2017
The novel is based on the real-life case of the virologist D. Carleton Gajdusek, who had been a friend of her uncle and father, both of whom are doctors.
From Newsweek ● Mar. 19, 2015
Shteyngart co-created the adaptation with Karl Gajdusek; the two will co-write the script and be executive producers.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 11, 2015
There are so many plot holes in the script by Michael Finch and Karl Gajdusek that it’ll make just as much sense if you doze for a few minutes.
From Washington Times ● Aug. 28, 2014
Ekman had tracked down a hundred thousand feet of film that had been shot by the virologist Carleton Gajdusek in the remote jungles of Papua New Guinea.
From "Blink" by Malcolm Gladwell
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