Friday, March 11, 2011

WOMEN SCIENTIST

Barbara McClintock
Barbara was an American scientist that had a great impact on science. In 1983 she won the Nobel Peace Prize in medicine or physiology. She helped develop maize cytogenetic. She studied the changes that chromosomes in maize going through reproduction. She discovered how genes are related to the absence of physical features. She is one of the most famous cytogeneticists in the world.
I picked Barbara McClintock do to the fact that she affected science in such an enormous way. She changed the world of cytogenetic in a great way. It’s very interesting how one women can change the world so much. She is truly an inspiration.