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[edit] Rosalind Franklin

Portrait of Rosalind Franklin, artist Denise Wyllie, 2006
Portrait of Rosalind Franklin, artist Denise Wyllie, 2006

One of the key figures in the discovery of the structure of DNA, yet overshadowed by James Watson and Francis Crick. Franklin and Maurice Wilkins helped to discover the helical structure of DNA using X-ray diffraction evidenced by the famous photo 51.

  • Nominate and support. --GAThrawn22 14:48, 14 July 2006 (UTC)
  • Support I agree, she did all the hard graft and then they stole the glory at the end. Jnb 11:34, 7 August 2006 (UTC)