Franklin’s experiments, in which she successfully used X-ray crystallography to create images of DNA, became the basis for James Watson and Francis Crick’s groundbreaking 1953 discovery of the ...

A piece that aired on NPR this week about the discovery of DNA's structure neglected to mention the significant contribution of Rosalind Franklin to that scientific milestone.

Untangling Rosalind Franklin’s Role in DNA Discovery, 70 Years On Historians have long debated the role that Dr. Franklin played in identifying the double helix.

British chemist Rosalind Franklin contributed to the discovery of the structure of DNA, one of the most important milestones in modern science.

Rosalind Franklin was a chemist and X-ray crystallographer whose data contributed to the discovery of DNA’s molecular structure. That data wasn’t stolen from her, newly uncovered evidence ...

A model of a DNA molecule in 1962. The discovery of DNA’s “twisted ladder” structure 70 years ago opened up a world of new science — and also sparked disputes over who deserves credit.

In 1962, Watson, Crick and Maurice Wilkins, Franklin’s collaborator, were awarded the Nobel Prize for their discovery of DNA’s structure.

The work of British chemist Rosalind Franklin (1920–1958) played an integral role in the discovery of the structure of DNA, but it took many years for Franklin’s contributions to be fully recognized.

NEW YORK — The discovery of DNA's double helix structure 70 years ago opened up a world of new science — and also sparked disputes over who contributed what and who deserves credit.