Reed made several discoveries in genetics and dedicated her career toward supporting women scientists. Yet she herself fell into obscurity.
Tag: Genetics and Heredity
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Tulsa Reaches ‘Breakthrough’ in Search for Massacre Victims
More than a century after a white mob burned down the Greenwood district of Tulsa, Okla., a community known as Black Wall Street, the city moved a step closer to identifying victims.
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DNA Confirms Oral History of Swahili People
A genetic analysis of dozens of ancient skeletons from East Africa helps pin down the origins of coastal Swahili society.
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Cockroach Sex Took a Strange Turn. Now More Mutations Have Emerged.
Evolution has saved roach reproduction from an earlier mutation that interfered with how males court females.
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Report of Wuhan Market Samples Found Covid and Raccoon Dog Genetic Material
In a much-anticipated study, experts described a swab that was positive for the coronavirus and contained loads of genetic material from raccoon dogs.