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Geneticist Barbara McClintock finally wins major prizes
Barbara McClintock, working alone at Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory since 1941, spent decades publishing dense maize research uncovering genetic material rearrangements that challenged fixed chromosome theories. At 79, she receives the Lasker Award and a MacArthur Foundation fellowship, recognizing a revolution long misunderstood.
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