Saturday, September 18, 2010

Famous Geneticists1:Rosalind Franklin

Rosalind Franklin
(1920 - 1958)
Year of Fame: after her death (1958)
Publications that make them famous: Franklin worked on deciphering the structure of DNA by using X-ray crystallography. Her work provided the key clue in figuring out the DNA structure to Watson and Crick. Her work was published under her supervisor’s name, Maurice Wilkins, not hers.
Contributions to the world of genetics: Her photograph of DNA structure provided Watson and Crick the last clue to the discovery of the DNA structure.

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