"Unsung Hero: Yvonne Barr's Role in Uncovering a Cancer-Causing Virus"

Yvonne Barr, a virologist, played a crucial role in the discovery of the cancer-causing Epstein-Barr virus while working with pathologist Anthony Epstein in 1963. Her expertise in growing cell cultures in a controlled environment was instrumental in proving Epstein's hypothesis that the virus was responsible for large facial tumors in Ugandan children. Barr's contributions to virology and her role in this groundbreaking discovery have been overlooked for many years.