In 1936, Burnet discovered that influenza virus can be grown in embryonated hens' eggs.
Notes on verification
Well-documented in virology history; Burnet's 1936 work built on Goodpasture's egg-culture technique, consistently cited across CDC, peer-reviewed reviews, and textbooks. [tier=gold indep_score=1.0 clusters=3 claim_tier=notable | framework convergence=partial — publishers independent, evidence may not be | kind=empirical eligibility=high]
Sources
- Influenza Historic Timeline 1930 and Beyond | Pandemic Influenza (Flu) | CDC (seed:health_and_medicine)
- https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2670370/ (corroboration)
- https://www.jstor.org/stable/4315011 (corroboration)
- https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0264410X0700071X (corroboration)