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“I think women are just as gifted when it comes to science as men are. But I think their wishes and desires are different and this is also shaped by the society in which they live.”

Quote by Christiane Nusslein-Volhard

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Christiane Nusslein-Volhard

Christiane Nusslein-Volhard is a German developmental biologist renowned for her pioneering work in fruit fly embryonic development. She was awarded the 2006 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for her research on the critical role of gene regulation in early embryonic development in fruit flies. more

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