Made pioneering studies of the mysterious interior of the Milky Way
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Chemistry Laureate Frances Arnold in the laboratory
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Made pioneering studies of the mysterious interior of the Milky Way
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Discovered the CRISPR/Cas9 genetic scissors
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Discovered the CRISPR/Cas9 genetic scissors
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Writes poetry on timeless topics with linguistic precision
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Used economics to help us fight global poverty
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Constructed novels in a tension between cultural opposites
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Developed a technique that revolutionised laser technology
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Conducted the first directed evolution of enzymes
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Campaigner for the end of sexual violence in war
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Gave voice to the post-Soviet individual
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Discovered a novel therapy against malaria
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Discovered the brain's positioning system
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Advocate of girls' right to education
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Master of the contemporary short story
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Promoter of peace, justice and democratic rule in Liberia
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Activist for women's rights, peace and social justice
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Led work for women's rights in Yemen
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Studied the management of common property
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Writer depicting corruption, intolerance and repression
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Discovered the vital role of telomeres
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Discovered the vital role of telomeres
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Mapped the ribosome at the atomic level
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Discovered the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)
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Wrote about how and why we live
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Founder of grass roots movement to combat deforestation
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Discovered how our sense of smell works
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Revealed the absurdity of society's clichés in her writing
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Human rights activist and lawyer
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Peace activist and campaigner against landmines
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Wrote poetry that links the past with the present
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Discovered genetic mechanisms controlling early development
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Depicts the historical role of African-American women in society
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Campaigner for the rights of indigenous peoples
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Depicted the consequences of apartheid
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Led a struggle for democracy and human rights in Myanmar
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Discovered important principles for drug treatment
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Investigated how the nervous system grows and develops
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Discovered mobile genetic elements, "jumping genes"
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Played a central role in the United Nations' disarmament negotiations
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Worked for the poor in Calcutta through her order, the Missionaries of Charity
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Developed a methodology for the determination of protein hormones in the blood
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Founded a grass roots movement against violence in Northern Ireland
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Founded a grass roots movement against violence in Northern Ireland
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Presented the cultural heritage of the Jewish people
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Determined the crystal structures of penicillin and vitamin B12
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Made the first advanced model of nuclear structure
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Proved insight into glycogen and glucose metabolism
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Leader of the American peace movement
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Wrote lyrical poetry on the theme of love, betrayal and nature
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Portrayed peasant life in China
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Discovered artificial radioactivity
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Social worker active in the peace movement
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Made vivid the life of medieval women
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Portrayed the harsh life in Sardinia in her poetry
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Storyteller and painter of peasant life
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Leader in the international peace movement
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Discovered the elements radium and polonium
Pioneering research on radiation
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