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LAURENT BONOMO

EVEN though he was only 23, Laurent Bonomo was already working on importantresearch into a parasite that can kill unborn babies.

His work with the team at Imperial College, London, was another glitteringepisode in a life which saw the 'scientific genius' sail through academicchallenges with distinction.

Mr Bonomo, Lolo to his friends and family, came from a medieval village closeto Aix-en-Provence.

His cousin, Claude Bonomo, who lives close to the family's home in Velaux, saidsimply: 'Maybe it is too often said, but everyone loved him.

'The family is shattered and blown apart by what has happened.

'He ...

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