If you're wondering why this blog looks a little neglected, the reason is that
GeekMom
has been keeping me busy. I hope to post some more about recent
chemistry projects we've done, but in the meantime I'd like to highlight
a wonderful post by GeekMom writer Melissa Wiley about Barbara
McClintock. As Melissa writes:
Attention science buffs: Edith Hope Fine’s biography of
groundbreaking geneticist Barbara McClintock (1902-1992) is available
free on Kindle this weekend, June 16-17, 2012! As we mentioned back in April, Barbara McClintock: Nobel Prize Geneticist
is a lively biography for readers nine and up, illuminating the life
and work of this remarkable scientist. Dr. McClintock won the Nobel
Prize in 1983 for her discovery of “jumping genes,” small pieces of DNA
can move from one place to another in a genome. She conducted most of
her research on maize, working with crops she raised herself.
You can read
Melissa's interview with the author, Edith Hope Fine, on GeekMom. Her post includes links to other posts about science and some science activities, including one that originally appeared on my other blog
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