McIntosh “Coronavirus” OC43 Discovery Paper (1967)

After his preliminary paper on the discovery of “IBV-like” particles, McIntosh went on to adapt the growth of his “virus” in suckling mouse brains and then to tissue cultures. McIntosh did so because he could not “grow” his “virus” using the standard tissue culture techniques and had to rely on organ cultures from aborted fetuses … Continue reading McIntosh “Coronavirus” OC43 Discovery Paper (1967)