In 1983, she was awarded the Nobel prize in Physiology or Medicine for her discovery of transposition. It’s impossible to sum up Barbara McClintock’s life and achievements in a single article.

Geneticist Barbara McClintock, since her death in 1992, has become a feminist hero. She held steady in the male-dominated world of science, earning her first award in 1947 and culminating her career ...

Barbara McClintock's discovery of transposable elements ... and McClintock eventually earned a Nobel Prize for her discoveries in this area. Today, McClintock is also recognized for her ...

LONDON, July 21 (Science Analysed) Protestors against genetic engineering in the US — an increasingly common breed — have damaged a research plot at the Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, where 1983 Nobel ...

Like Gregor Mendel before her, Barbara McClintock quietly dedicated most ... including an unshared Nobel Prize in medicine or physiology in 1983 (the first for a woman). McClintock was accepting ...