The Unsung Scientist Behind the Building Blocks of DNA, Marie M. Daly

Our understanding of both clogged arteries and the building blocks of DNA are thanks to the groundbreaking work of Dr. Marie M. Daly, the first Black woman in the U. S. to receive a Ph. D. in chemistry. Go to to try their course, Chemical Reaction. Sign up now and get 20 off an annual Premium subscription. Hosted by: Michael Aranda SciShow has a spinoff podcast It s called SciShow Tangents. Check it out at Support SciShow by becoming a patron on Patreon: Huge thanks go to the following Patreon supporters for helping us keep SciShow free for everyone forever: Silas Emrys, Drew Hart, Jeffrey Mckishen, James Knight, Christoph Schwanke, Jacob, Matt Curls, Christopher R Boucher, Eric Jensen, Adam Brainard, Nazara, Growing Violet, Ash, Laura Sanborn, Sam Lutfi, Piya Shedden, Katie Marie Magnone, Scott Satovsky Jr, charles george, Alex Hackman, Chris Peters, Kevin Bealer, Alisa Sherbow Looking for SciShow elsewhere on the internet Facebook: Twitter: Tumblr: Instagram: Sources: , SciShow