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We have also been stimulated by a knowledge of the general nature of the unpublished experimental results and ideas of Dr. M. H. Wilkins, Dr. R. E. Franklin and their co-workers at King’s College, London.

- James Watson and Francis Crick, “A Structure for Deoxyribose Nucleic Acid”, published 59 years ago this week in Nature.

This is the recognition of Rosalind Franklin’s (and her collaborator Maurice WIlkins) crystallography work. Check out this unique look Rosalind Franklin’s legacy through the eyes of her sister.

(via Origins)

Source: exploratorium.edu

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