World AIDS Day: Did you know HIV was a French discovery? Three French scientists are credited with discovering the virus, while an American later discovered that HIV causes AIDS
How reading Annie Ernaux will help you understand France The French author has just been awarded the Nobel Prize for literature, having been commended for the unflinching gaze with which she beholds French society
Divisive French virologist and Nobel Prize winner dies aged 89 Professor Luc Montagnier is known for his part in discovering HIV, but has also been denounced for supporting unscientific theories and for opposing certain vaccines
news Strasbourg University boasts third Nobel winner in five years Jean-Pierre Sauvage wins chemistry award for work on molecular motors - the world's smallest machines
