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Jane Gibson
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<p>Audrey Jane Gibson (née Pinsent; October 5, 1924 – June 10, 2008) was a British-American <a href="/facts/Microbiologist/cqEyJwNK">microbiologist</a> and <a href="/facts/Biochemist/gAWNAY5v">biochemist</a> who worked in the field of <a href="/facts/Photosynthesis/TMV7w693">photosynthetic</a> bacteria. She discovered that <a href="/facts/Selenium/k975NApC">selenium</a> is required by the metabolism of <a href="/facts/Coliform_bacteria/droKqWrj">coliform bacteria</a> and described a new species of sulphur bacterium in the genus <i>Chloroherpeton</i>. She became a Professor at <a href="/facts/Cornell_University/FGyXuXeI">Cornell University</a> in 1979 and was editor of the scientific journal <i><a href="/facts/Applied_and_Environmental_Microbiology/qS8o5uRu">Applied and Environmental Microbiology</a></i>. </p>