A previously overlooked letter and a news article that was never published, both written in 1953, add to other lines of evidence showing Rosalind Franklin was an equal contributor—not a victim—in the ...

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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. Much of the ...

Europe's new Mars rover has now been named for chemist Rosalind Franklin, who helped unravel the double-helix structure of DNA and thus pioneer the study of the basic building blocks of life. The ...

They were hardly modest, these two brash young scientists who in 1953 declared to patrons of the Eagle Pub in Cambridge, England, that they had "found the secret of life." But James Watson and Francis ...

To the editor: James Watson’s 1962 Nobel Prize, awarded jointly with Francis Crick and Maurice Wilkins, is among the best-known Nobel honors (“James Watson, Nobel Prize winner and DNA pioneer, dies,” ...

The Real Rosalind: The Truth About Rosalind Franklin’s DNA Discovery and How It Was Erased Debbie Loren Dunn and Janet Fox. Zest, $19.99 (240p) ISBN 979-8-7656-2770-9 ...

The discovery of the double helix model of DNA is among the most significant scientific achievements of the last century. Many people believe all the credit belongs to Watson and Crick. It doesn’t.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Image Credit: Shutterstock. Most of us wandered through high school biology class, mostly worried about passing the next exam or ...