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Rosalind Franklin figured out DNA's helical structure first, study suggests
Original: 'She knew she had something really important on her hands': Rosalind Franklin figured out DNA's helical structure before Watson and Crick, study suggests
A new study suggests Rosalind Franklin determined DNA's double-helical structure before James Watson and Francis Crick, who received the Nobel Prize for the discovery in 1962. The finding adds to long-running debate over how much credit Franklin, whose X-ray images were crucial to the work, was denied before her death in 1958.
Why now: The new study reignites debate over scientific credit for one of biology's most famous discoveries.
Rosalind FranklinJames WatsonFrancis CrickDNA
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