Vale Jill Viles, self-taught geneticist who researched her own conditions and advanced science

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An article about an inspiring woman:
https://www.propublica.org/article/...-geneticist-muscular-dystrophy-david-espstein

If listening is easier than reading, this episode of This American Life includes a segment on her story:
https://www.thisamericanlife.org/577/something-only-i-can-see