Mary Styles Harris
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Mary Styles Harris (born June 26, 1949) is an American biologist and geneticist, president of Harris & Associates in Atlanta, Georgia, and owner of BioTechnical Communications, which produced the television documentary "To My Sister...A Gift for Life."[1][2]
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Harris's media productions spotlight health issues of African Americans. These include campaigning for the need for the early detection of breast cancer, the genetics of sickle-cell anemia and greater understanding of diabetes-related concerns. Other topics explored include AIDS, cervical cancer, colon cancer, hypertension and prostate cancer.[2][3]
Harris has been an advocate for bridging the gap in transparency in public health education between government officials and scientists so that important health information is made available to the public.[3]