Joseph Ecker, PhD, has been awarded the 2026 Barbara McClintock Prize for Plant Genetics and Genome Studies from the Maize ...

Imagine it’s a fall day at your local pumpkin patch or corn maze. Have you ever thought about the tapestry of beautiful and varied colors of kernels on a cob of corn, and how those colors come to be?

Barbara McClintock was an American geneticist at the Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, who dedicated her career to the study of hereditary traits in maize. Armed with rudimentary imaging tools and a ...

Barbara McClintock was born in June 1902 in Hartford, Conn. She was the third of four children and was sent to live with her aunt and uncle in Brooklyn when she was 3 years old while her father ...

Geneticist Barbara McClintock, since her death in 1992, has become a feminist hero. She held steady in the male-dominated world of science, earning her first award in 1947 and culminating her career ...

ITHACA, N.Y. -- In a powerful show of unity and civic engagement, over 500 scientists across the country are taking to their local newspapers the week of June 16 to champion the value of publicly ...

Barbara McClintock is an American illustrator and author of children's books. McClintock was born in Flemington, NJ on May 6, 1955 and spent her early childhood in Clinton, NJ. She moved to North ...