Mary-Claire King: Geneticist, Human Rights Advocate, Single Mom
Geneticist Mary Claire-King has had an astounding career: she discovered the breast cancer gene; she definitively linked humans and chimpanzees; she’s used gene testing to identify the descendants of kidnapped children – and she’s done it all as a single mother.
This short 2015 New York Times article lays out her career with a great Q&A.
(thanks to Devon for sending this in!)
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