A crucial contribution. Rosalind Franklin made a crucial contribution to the discovery of the double helix structure of DNA, but some would say she got a raw deal. Biographer Brenda Maddox called ...

When it comes to her place in the history of the double helix's delineation, Rosalind Franklin has not received fair treatment. Or so maintains Dr. Lynne Osman Elkin, a professor of biological ...

To what lengths is a scientist willing to go to become successful? For anyone who has ever had experience with scientific research, it becomes evident that science is a commitment that requires a ...

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The author is a chair professor of history and philosophy of science at the University of Cambridge. The term DNA has become a trendy catchphrase, used to describe the essence of individuals and ...

The double helix is a description of the molecular shape of a double-stranded DNA molecule. In 1953, Francis Crick and James Watson first described the molecular structure of DNA, which they ...

Her name is usually mentioned in connection with that of two others: Francis Crick and James Watson. Rosalind Franklin is often by-passed, overlooked. In his book Double Helix, James Watson ...