RIP, Marjorie Horning, responsible for warnings of drugs/alcohol to birth defects

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marjorie_G._Horning

"Marjorie Janice Groothuis Horning (August 23, 1917 – June 11, 2020) was an American biochemist and pharmacologist. She was considered to be a pioneer of chromatography for her work in developing new techniques and applying them to the study of drug metabolism. She demonstrated that drugs and their metabolites can be transferred from a pregnant woman to her developing child, and later through breast milk, from a mother to a baby. Horning's work made possible the prevention of birth defects, as doctors began to warn of the dangers of drugs, alcohol, and smoking during pregnancy."

102 yrs old. Wow. What a life

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Originally Posted by Sea Ray

102 yrs old. Wow. What a life

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Same birthdate, but 54 years earlier than my Spouse (a pharmacist herself, so a connection there).