Rosalind Franklin (1920-1958)
- Franklin was a British chemist, X-ray crystallographer and molecular biologist who discovered the structure of DNA.
- In 1951, Rosalind became a research associate at King’s College London and used her time there looking at DNA using X-ray crystallography.
- In 1952, she captured an image of the DNA structure.
- She transferred to Birkbeck’s college, after forming a romantic relationship with a colleague.
- Her former colleague stole her photo of the DNA structure and, together with her research, published the double-helix theory of DNA.
- Rosalind died of ovarian cancer in 1958 and, four years later, Wilkins, Crick and Watson, received a Nobel Peace Prize based on her work.
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Author: Gabriele Perminaite (2021) LJMU Student
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