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Aurora Zucco de Bellocchio, a member of human rights organization Madres de Plaza de Mayo (Mothers of Plaza de Mayo), sits behind a pram with a picture of her daughter Irene Bellocchio and her partner Rolando Pisoni, who both disappeared in 1977, during t

How an American scientist helps grandmothers in Argentina find their ‘stolen’ grandchildren

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For three decades, Mary-Claire King has led efforts to improve genetic technologies that can be used to identify the stolen children of Argentina’s Dirty War. Her partnership with The Grandmothers of the Plaza de Mayo has yielded remarkable results.For three decades, Mary-Claire King has led efforts to improve genetic technologies that can be used to identify the stolen children of Argentina’s Dirty War. Her partnership with The Grandmothers of the Plaza de Mayo has yielded remarkable results.