Rosalind Franklin and DNARosalind Franklin's research was central to the discovery of the double-helix structure of DNA. She never received the credit she was due during her lifetime. |
Contents
An Introduction | 15 |
Rosalind | 25 |
Paris | 67 |
The Problem | 76 |
One Cannot Explain These Clashes of Personality | 94 |
The Making of a Discovery | 108 |
She Was Definitely Antihelical | 120 |
On the One Hand a Defeat On the Other a Triumph | 137 |
Winner Take All | 156 |
What She Touched She Adorned | 168 |
The Last Chapter | 182 |
Afterword | 188 |
Notes | 201 |
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