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social science subjects > health and social care > global health > key people in global health > Barbara McClintock
... > social science subjects > communication and media studies > communication studies > science and technology communication > key people in science and technology communication > Barbara McClintock

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Barbara McClintock  

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  • Barbara McClintock was a cytogeneticist best known for her discovery of transposons (a term derived from “transposition”) in maize genes. In 1983, she was the first woman to be awarded an unshared Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine. [Source: Encyclopedia of Science and Technology Communication; Mcclintock, Barbara]

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