Pathbreaking female biochemist helped shape rules on genetic engineering

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  • Author(s): Brian Murphy
  • Source:
    Washington Post, The. 07/17/2024.
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    • Abstract:
      Maxine Singer, a molecular biologist who helped map the inner workings of DNA and led seminal debates in the 1970s that contributed to the first guidelines on the potential risks and ethical implications of genetic engineering, died July 9 at her home in Washington. She was 93. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]