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A world without Rosalind Franklin
Episode 31
Published 5 years, 11 months ago
Description
Rosalind Franklin and her lab assistant famously imaged the structure of DNA using X-ray crystallography, an achievement that directly facilitated James Watson and Francis Crick's discovery of the double helix. For what would be Rosalind's 100th birthday, the Stereo Chemistry team consults scientists and historians to envision the many ways the world might be different without the now-famous Photograph 51.
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Image credit: Henry Grant Collection/Museum of London