Editing David Rasnick (section)

{{short description|American biochemist (born 1948)}}
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| thesis_title = Affinity labeling of metalloendoproteases 
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'''David William Rasnick''' (born 1948) is an American [[biochemist]] known for his association with the [[AIDS denialism|AIDS denialist]] movement, which denies the fact that [[HIV]] is the cause of [[AIDS]],<ref name="ns">{{cite news | work = New Scientist | first =Jonny | last=Steinberg | date = June 17, 2009 | url = https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg20227131.500-aids-denial-a-lethal-delusion | title = AIDS Denial: A Lethal Delusion}}</ref> and for his involvement with clinical trials in South Africa promoting vitamins for the treatment of AIDS, which were later ruled illegal by the South African judiciary.<ref name="nature"/>