SPOTLIGHT: Article triggers academic spat

A recent article in Harper's that details a controversial clinical trial in Uganda and research that questions mainstreaming thinking on HIV/AIDS has led to dissension in the scientific community. A group of leading researchers and activists has written a widely-circulated response to Celia Farber's "Out of Control: AIDS and the Corruption of Medical Science." The piece profiles controversial UC Berkeley researcher Dr. Peter Duesberg and focuses on his "strained relationship" with the National Institutes of Health. Article