celebratingamazingwomen:Marthe Gautier (b. 1925) is a Frenchphysician who conducted important resear
celebratingamazingwomen:Marthe Gautier (b. 1925) is a Frenchphysician who conducted important research in the field of chromosomeabnormalities. She discovered the first evidence of extra chromosomes which ledto Down syndrome in 1958.Fora long time, the discovery was attributed to her male colleagues, hercontribution brushed aside. However, she received the Grand Prize of the FrenchFederation of Human Genetics in 2014, and was appointed an Officer of theFrench Legion of Honor. -- source link