Washingtonpost.com: Live Online. Discussion of Rosalind Franklin. I caught bits of this documentary last night on NOVA. Watson's book, in the meat of its story, had rather scathing remarks about Dr. Franklin's science AND even her looks. He makes a 180° turn at the end of it, however. Maurice Wilkins, James Watson, and Francis Crick all received the Nobel Prize for their work and contribution to the unraveling of DNA's structure, except for Rosalind Franklin, whose photographs were crucial to the validation of Watson and Crick's discovery. Franklin, by that time of the award, had died of cancer; and Nobel's aren't given posthumously. Anyway, to learn more about the NOVA documentary and about Rosalind Franklin, join the discussion at the Washington Post today at 1 pm ET. Just follow the link I provide above.
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Posted by johnvu at April 23, 2003 10:23 AM