By Kevin Begos

The Cervical Cancer Connection

A scientist's discovery earns a Nobel prize

By Kevin Begos

When Harald zur Hausen first hypothesized in the 1970s that human papillomavirus was responsible for cervical cancer, his colleagues were skeptical. Decades later, zur Hausen's research has earned him a Nobel prize.

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