Barbara Mcclintock
- ISBN-10
- 1438104103
- ISBN-13
- 9781438104102
- Series
- Barbara Mcclintock
- Category
- Geneticists
- Pages
- 136
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2008
- Publisher
- Infobase Publishing
- Authors
- Ray Spangenburg, Diane Moser
Description
Barbara McClintock was a geneticist whose 70 years of meticulous experiments in the genetics of maize, or Indian corn, have been lauded for their contributions to technology and science, including genetic engineering and bacterial reactions to antibiotics. This book illuminates her struggles and achievements.
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- 2016-12-15
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- 2016-12-15
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