June Almeida And The First “Coronavirus” EM Images (1967)

June Almeida became an electron microscope expert, using the device to create detailed pictures of human cells and viruses. Researcher David Tyrrell asked her for help identifying a mysterious virus; she created these detailed images. MUST CREDIT: Left photo: Courtesy Joyce Almeida; right photos: Courtesy of Joyce Almeida and A.J. Tyrrell

In 1967, June Almeida presented a paper supposedly showing the first EM images of the “coronavirus” structure. These images were published two years after D.A. Tyrrell discovered the B814 strain in 1965 and a year after Dorothy Hamre discovered strain 229E in 1966. The samples that Almeida used to characterize the previously unseen “viruses” were… Continue reading June Almeida And The First “Coronavirus” EM Images (1967)