David Baltimore obituary: virologist whose enzyme discovery transformed understanding of cancer and HIV/AIDS
David Baltimore discovered reverse transcriptase, revealing retroviruses make DNA from RNA and enabling major advances in molecular biology and RNA analysis.
David Baltimore, Nobel-winning molecular biologist and former Caltech president, died at 87 from cancer; he discovered reverse transcriptase and transformed virology and immunology.
David Baltimore, Nobel Prize-winning scientist and former Caltech president, dies at 87
David Baltimore was a Nobel-winning virologist and Caltech leader who shaped genetic engineering debates and remained an active researcher until age 87.
