Barbara McClintock

Barbara McClintock

Today we will present the profile of the American botanist and geneticist Barbara McClintock. Mrs. Barbara has made many discoveries on the border of these two areas. By examining the genetic structure of maize, she illustrated, among others, how genetic traits are...
Marie Maynard Daly

Marie Maynard Daly

The heroine of the next entry in the Women in Science series is Marie Maynard Daly, an American, biochemist. She was the first African-American woman to earn a PhD in chemistry. In her scientific career, she has focused on the relationship between a healthy heart,...
Lisa Meitner

Lisa Meitner

In the next post from the Women in Science series, we will introduce Ms Lisa Meitner, one of the most outstanding nuclear scientists, an Austrian of Jewish origin, who worked in Germany during World War II, from where she had to flee – risking her life, because...
Rosemary

Rosemary

Rosemary (Rosmarinus officinalis) – is a species of aromatic shrub that grows up to 2 meters high and belongs to the Lamiaceae family. Rosemary comes from the Mediterranean basin, and has long been cultivated in many other regions, often wild. It is very often...