Abstract:On April 7 th , 2005, the geneticist Cora de Moura Pedreira passed away at the age of 90 years, in Salvador, Bahia. Born in the inland of that State, Cora de Moura Pedreira moved to Salvador when she was still a child and graduated there in 1938 in Medico-Surgical Sciences from the School of Medicine of Bahia. She attended postgraduation courses in the fields of Biology, Medicine and Genetics, both in Brazil and abroad. Dr. Cora Pedreira's medical degree did not interfere with her interest in research in other… Show more
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