Thing you are having a challenging week?Listen to Dr. Mary-Claire King describe one week in her life. Dr. King's research identified the BRCA1, a gene that increases the risk for breast cancer, among many other accomplishments.
King M. Who can you trust? The Moth Web site. http://themoth.org/stories/who-can-you-trust. Updated 2014. Accessed Sep 18, 2017.
You can read Dr. King's research findings by searching PubMed and linking to full-text articles in Himmelfarb Library's collection. Here is a sample of three articles from the different subjects she has studied:
- Hall JM, Lee MK, Newman B, Morrow JE, Anderson LA, Huey B, King MC. Linkage of early-onset familial breast cancer to chromosome 17q21. Science. 1990 Dec 21;250(4988):1684-9. PubMed PMID: 2270482.
- Di Lonardo AM, Darlu P, Baur M, Orrego C, King MC. Human genetics and human rights. Identifying the families of kidnapped children. Am J Forensic Med Pathol. 1984 Dec;5(4):339-47. PubMed PMID: 6441478.
- King MC, Wilson AC. Evolution at two levels in humans and chimpanzees. Science. 1975 Apr 11;188(4184):107-16. Review. PubMed PMID: 1090005.
