find out about any 10 such discoveries made by women in 21st century
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1. Jennifer Doudna
Doudna co-invented CRISPR-Cas9, a new technological method of genetic engineering. The genome editing tool increases the precision of genetical manipulation during the addition and removal of genes. Applications of the innovation include the treatment of genetic diseases such as cancer and the prospect of “designer babies”.
2. Debbie Sterling
Sterling was initially exposed to STEM careers in college. As an engineer herself, she observed the lack of females in these disciplines. In response to the gender difference, she created Goldieblox: a company with products and services which challenge gender stereotypes and empower young girls to follow their dreams.
3. Cynthia Kenyon
Kenyon, the project manager of Google’s Calico project, aims to develop drugs which slow the aging process. Her research into aging focuses on the influence of genetics on age-related diseases such as cancer and heart failure. She recommends preventing the onset of age-related diseases, by eliminating the aspect of aging itself.
4.Sara Seager
With the hope of finding another inhabitable planet like Earth, Seager has discovered 715 new exoplanets: planets which orbit a star outside of the solar system. Her scientific research revolves around the theory, computation, and data analyses of these planets.
5. Lucianne Walkowicz
Similar to Seager’s work, Walkowicz studies the stars which exoplanets orbit. She works with data from NASA’s Kepler Mission. Named after astronomer Johannes Kepler, the mission refers to the launch of a space observatory by NASA to discover Earth-sized planets orbiting stars other than the Sun.
6. Katrin Amunts
Amunts is leading a team of researchers in constructing the most detailed 3D model of the human brain known as Bigbrain and redefined the traditional maps. The model is composed of more than 7,4000 scanned sections of brain regions which were re-assembled into a 3D model. Thus, the resolution is finer than current brain imaging techniques like MRI scans, although further improvements in resolution are attainable given further technological advancements.
7.Nina Tandon
Tandon founded EpiBone which grows bone from stem cell research, in order to decrease the risks of bone grafting: a surgical procedure which repairs bone defects by transplanting bone tissue in replacement of damaged bones and joints or involves the growth of bones. However, the threat of infection and rejection of grafts arises from the patient’s other bone tissue or dead donor tissue.