三十多年前,巴巴拉正处在个人成就和荣誉的巅峰:她的研究成果已经可以和摩尔根这样的遗传学大师相媲美,并且成为美国国家科学院历史上的第三位女性院士;紧接着,她被推选为美国遗传协会的主席——那是一个从未由女性担任过的角色。巴巴拉并不在意这些荣誉,她仍执著于玉米遗传特 More than 30 years ago, Barbara was at the pinnacle of personal achievement and honor: her research results can already be comparable to genetic masters such as Morgan, and became the third female academician in the history of the National Academy of Sciences; She was then elected chair of the American Genetics Association - a role that has never been female. Barbara does not care about these honors. She is still clinging to the genetics of corn.