She was a beloved Bollywood singer whose voice resonated across a film-obsessed India for nearly eight decades. Asha Bhosle, who died in April, was recorded on about 12,000 songs, becoming part of India’s musical memory. She was widely mourned with even Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi praising her contributions. April also saw the death of scientist J. Craig Venter, who mapped the first draft of the human genome, helping scientists understand how genes shape lives. Later, Venter was the