Yalow, Nobel Prize-winning scientist, dies at 89

By Nikki Dowling

Posted 6/8/11

In the world of science, Dr. Rosalyn Sussman Yalow was a giant who won the Nobel Prize for medicine in 1977. She wasn’t reticent about using her notoriety to speak out about equal rights …

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