80K views · 4K reactions | Barbara McClintock's discoveries were so far beyond the understanding of the time that other scientists ignored her work for more than a decade. But she persisted, trusting herself and her evidence. She was awarded the Nobel Prize "for her discovery of mobile genetic elements." Watch the very moment she received the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1983. | Nobel Prize | Facebook

30K views · 566 reactions | How much do you know about the trailblazing scientist Barbara McClintock? McClintock's pioneering research was rejected by the scientific community but she didn't give up. Watch our video to learn more about this remarkable laureate who was born on this day 122 years ago. | Nobel Prize | Facebook