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Chicago octogenarian Janet Rowley has always strived to balance a stellar research career with the needs of her family. Even working only part time for more than 20 years, she was the first to discover that chromosome translocations can trigger cancer.
Three years after scientists declared estrogen harmful to the heart, some say the hormone was unfairly maligned. Apoorva Mandavilli finds out why it's time to reopen the debate.