King is known for three major accomplishments: demonstrating that humans and chimpanzees are 99% genetically identical; identifying breast cancer genes; and applying genomic sequencing to identify victims of human rights abuses.
King dikenal atas tiga pencapaian besar: mengidentifikasi gen kanker payudara; mendemonstrasikan bahwa manusia dan simpanse secara genetik identik 99%; dan mengaplikasikan pengurutan genomik untuk mengidentifikasi korban kejahatan hak asasi manusia.