Margie Profet: A Promising Scientist Vanishes Without a Trace
Tuesday, June 30, 2009 - 06:42
in Paleontology & Archaeology
Without even a graduate degree, biologist Margie Profet received a MacArthur Foundation "genius grant" for her pioneering papers about evolution. Young, attractive, and brilliant, she quickly became a scientific "It Girl." But four years ago, Profet vanished without a trace. Here, for the first time, is the final chapter of her celebrated life.
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