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. 2005 Feb 7;201(3):320.
doi: 10.1084/jem.2013fta.

Peyton Rous: father of the tumor virus

Heather L. Van Epps  1
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Peyton Rous: father of the tumor virus

Heather L. Van Epps. J Exp Med. .

Abstract

In 1910, Peyton Rous identified a transmissible avian tumor virus, a discovery that began the journey from tumor virus biology to tumor biology itself.

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Peyton Rous at his microscope (1923). Photo provided by The Rockefeller University Archives.
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