How much do you know about the trailblazing scientist Barbara McClintock? McClintock's pioneering research was long rejected by the scientific community but she didn't give up. Watch our video to learn more about this remarkable laureate who was born today 119 years ago. #NobelPrize | Nobel Prize

17K views · 1.2K 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

280K views · 10K reactions | The Nobel Prize Museum in Stockholm explores the work and ideas of nearly 1000 Nobel Prize laureates. Museum educator Isak shows you his favourite artefact and how it relates to medicine laureate Barbara McClintock. Learn more about McClintock: https://bit.ly/2wkb2XH | Nobel Prize | Facebook