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• The scientist who visualized the first human coronavirus was virologist June Almeida. She pioneered the technique of electron microscopy, used for viral diagnosis, and became the first individual to see the human coronavirus in 1965.
About:
• June Dalziel Almeida (1930 – 2007) was a Scottish virologist who, with little formal education, became a Doctor of Science and a pioneer in virus imaging, identification, and diagnosis.
• She discovered a new type of coronavirus. She published Manual for rapid laboratory viral diagnosis in 1979.
• Almeida produced the first images of the rubella virus using immune-electron microscopy. David Tyrrell and Almeida worked on characterizing a new type of coronavirus. This family includes the SARS virus and the SARS-CoV2 virus that causes COVID-19.
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