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SLYE, Maud (1879 – 1954)

SLYE, Maud (1879 – 1954)

1879 – 1954

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Image source Unknown author Unknown author · Popular Science, July 1928, page 51, babel.hathitrust.org · Public domain

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1928 CE

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Cancer and heredity.

SLYE, Maud (1879 – 1954)
SLYE, Maud (1879 – 1954)

By selective breeding over a period of 15 years, Slye produced generations of mice absolutely resistant to, or particularly susceptible to, cancer. She demonstrated that resistance is a Mendelian dominant and suscepti…