Neuroscience
Rita Levi-Montalcini
She discovered nerve growth factor with Stanley Cohen.
The problem
A question worth answering.
How nerve cells grow and survive needed explanation.
What they did
She discovered nerve growth factor with Stanley Cohen.
What changed
Growth-factor research expanded understanding of development.
Where you meet their legacy
In the knowledge, systems and people who carry the work forward today.
Evidence and further reading
This story does not assign sole credit for a collective achievement.