Revisiting Rosalind Franklin's Contribution to DNA Discovery
TL;DR
The discovery of the structure of DNA by James Watson and Francis Crick 70 years ago was a major milestone in science, but it has long been suspected that they robbed Rosalind Franklin of her contribution to the discovery. Franklin's famous photo 51 was used by Watson and Crick to find DNA's structure, but it was obtained without her knowledge. Franklin was also given insufficient credit for her work. While some argue that the situation was complex, it is clear that Franklin was robbed of her contribution to the discovery.
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