Biology
- April – Kary Mullis discovers polymerase chain reaction.
- May 20 – First reports of HIV as a possible cause of AIDS, by independent virology teams led by Luc Montagnier and Robert Gallo.
- June – First report of using a monoclonal antibody as a medical test.
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