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Historian argues Rosalind Franklin grasped DNA structure first

Original: Despite what Watson said, Rosalind Franklin understood structure of DNA first

A new historical study, published in the Journal of the History of Biology, argues that Rosalind Franklin understood the structure of DNA before James Watson, contrary to Watson's own account. The finding reignites the long-running dispute over credit for the 1953 double helix discovery, in which Franklin's X-ray crystallography work was central but her role was long minimised.

Why now: A newly published academic paper challenging the standard account of the DNA discovery has drawn fresh attention to the Franklin-Watson credit dispute.

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• Despite what Watson said, Rosalind Franklin understood structure of DNA first · gumby · 62

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