Introduces how black biologists from around the world created new techniques in cell biology, made discoveries in DNA science, developed groundbreaking chemotherapies, and studied elephants, spiders, and other wildlife.

Includes index.

Ernest Everett Just -- Jewel Plummer Cobb -- George Langford -- Erich Jarvis -- Rick Kittles -- Maydianne Andrade -- Malik Marjan -- Aomawa Shields -- Careers in biology.