Women in Science Flashcards
1
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Lynne Margulis 1938-
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- origin of eukaryote organelles
- endosymbiotic theory
2
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Barbara McClintock 1902-
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- first genetic map for maize
- genetics
- nobel prize 1983 for discovery of transposition
3
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Rosalind Franklin -London 1920-
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- molecular structure of DNA
- X-ray diffraction imaging work on DNA
4
Q
Marie Curie 1867-
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- nobel prize for physics in 1903
- nobel prize for chemistry 1911 (discovery of radium and polonium)
- first woman to win nobel prize
5
Q
Rita Levi Montaclini
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-nobel prize for discovery of nerve growth factor
6
Q
Henrietta Lacks - HeLa cells
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- had cervical cancer - tissue sample taken
- 1954 - HeLa cells used to develop salk polio vaccine
