![]() ![]() Now, in an opinion piece published Tuesday in the journal Nature, two researchers argue that while Franklin faced discrimination and did not receive due credit for her contributions, she was a more active participant in the discovery of the double helix than history gives her credit for. James Watson and Francis Crick, two scientists who later won a Nobel Prize for their research on DNA, are said to have stolen data from the chemist Rosalind Franklin that played a key role in their breakthrough. This groundbreaking principle-that DNA was made of two intertwined strands-could be considered one of the most important biological findings of the 20th century, according to the National Human Genome Research Institute.īut the story behind this revelation is one of scientific impropriety and sexism. Around 70 years ago, scientists discovered the double helix structure of DNA. ![]()
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