Harvey Bialy facts for kids
Harvey Bialy (born in New York City in 1945, died July 1, 2020) was an American molecular biologist. He was known for his ideas about AIDS that were different from what most scientists believed. He was part of a group that questioned whether HIV caused AIDS. He also served on a special panel in South Africa in 2000, which discussed these different ideas. In 2004, Bialy wrote a book about another scientist, Peter Duesberg, who also had similar views about AIDS.
Studying Science and Early Work
Harvey Bialy finished college at Bard College in 1966. He then earned his Ph.D. in molecular biology in 1970 from the University of California, Berkeley. A molecular biologist studies living things at a very small level, looking at molecules like DNA and proteins.
From 1984 to 1996, Bialy worked as a scientific editor for the journal Nature Biotechnology. This journal is part of the well-known Nature family of publications. He helped review scientific articles before they were published. He also wrote many articles and comments about new topics in biotechnology. In 2004, Bialy wrote a book called Oncogenes, Aneuploidy, and AIDS. This book was about the scientific life of Peter Duesberg. It focused on Duesberg's ideas about cancer and his different views on what causes AIDS.
Later Research and Activities
Bialy's work history shows he received grants to study how germs become resistant to antibiotics. In 1978, he got a grant to study these germs in Nigeria. In 1982, he received another grant from the World Health Organization to study how these resistant germs spread.
Throughout the 1980s and 1990s, he worked as a visiting researcher at several universities. These included universities in the United States and Africa. He also advised the Center for Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering in Havana, Cuba, from 1986 to 1996.
From 1996 to 2006, Bialy was a scholar at the IBT at UNAM in Cuernavaca, Mexico. While there, he also started and led the Virtual Library of Biotechnology for the Americas.
Art and Poetry
Besides his scientific work, Harvey Bialy was also a poet and an artist. He published several books of poetry. In 1976, he received a special award for his poetry from the National Endowment for the Arts.
After May 2007, he spent most of his time on his art. An art show of his work, called "Telestics ... The Art of the Ordinary," was held in August 2007. It took place at the Catedral de Cuernavaca. A famous painter, Rafael Cauduro, praised Bialy's art at the opening. The Minister of Culture for the State of Morelos also attended the event. Later, from February to April 2012, Bialy's art was shown at the Nalanda Gallery of Naropa University.
See also
In Spanish: Harvey Bialy para niños
- Duesberg hypothesis
- HIV/AIDS denialism
