Rosalind Franklin The Unsung Hero of DNA

Rosalind Franklin was a chemist and X-ray crystallographer whose work was critical in understanding the structure of DNA. Her photograph 51 is famed for leading Watson and Crick to their DNA double helix model. Despite her pivotal role, Franklin's contributions were not fully recognized during her lifetime, and she was not awarded the Nobel Prize alongside Watson, Crick, and Wilkins.

Rosalind Franklin was a chemist and X-ray crystallographer whose work was critical in understanding the structure of DNA. Her photograph 51 is famed for leading Watson and Crick to their DNA double helix model. Despite her pivotal role, Franklin's contributions were not fully recognized during her lifetime, and she was not awarded the Nobel Prize alongside Watson, Crick, and Wilkins.

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