For Black History Month, our next series is going to focus on a few of the influential Black scientists that history books tend to overlook. We already introduced Marie Maynard Daly, the Black woman who discovered the health hazards of cholesterol, back in our December series on female scientists. Another 20th-century Black scientist whose discoveries have directly saved lives is Charles R. Drew, the father of the modern blood bank. Drew pioneered the process that allowed blood and plasma to be separated, stored, and transported. During WWII, Drew was instrumental in organizing a massive blood banking effort in America—called Blood…
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