Barbara McClintock and Percy Lavon Julian

Haroldson Lafayette Hunt once wisely proffered the following advice, "Decide what you want, decide what you are willing to exchange for it. Establish your priorities and go to work." Hunt was attempting to say if you turn your dream into an experiment and then decide how much time you are willing to exchange to see your experiment become reality, you will be successful. Two individuals who became very successful with their experiments are Barbara McClintock and Percy Lavon Julian. Although these historical figures were both successful with their scientific research, they differed in the di…