And for that, she got a Nobel prize all to herself, which is no small feat either. Human chromosomes, long strands of DNA by Steffen Dietzel CC BY-SA 3.0 McClintock was born on June 16 ...

Over time, McClintock's work with TEs became widely accepted, and McClintock eventually earned a Nobel Prize for her discoveries in this area. Today, McClintock is also recognized for her ...

In the 1980s, the importance of her work was finally recognized, and the awards followed, including an unshared Nobel Prize in medicine or physiology in 1983 (the first for a woman). McClintock ...