Rous (rous), Francis Peyton. 1879-1970.
American pathologist. He shared a 1966 Nobel Prize for his discovery of tumor-producing viruses.
Francis Peyton Rous
American pathologist whose discovery of cancer-inducing viruses earned him a share of the Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine in 1966.
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