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Rosalind Elsie Franklin |
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1920-1958 From: United Kingdom Fields: Biology, Chemistry, Physics Keywords: X-ray crystallography, pioneering DNA study |
| Franklin, Rosalind Elsie (1920-58), British biophysicist. Born in London, she was educated in physical chemistry at Newnham College, Cambridge. Franklin conducted X-ray diffraction studies on the structure of the DNA molecule, the carrier of hereditary information, while working in the laboratory of British biophysicist Maurice Wilkins. This work enabled American biochemist James Dewey Watson and the British Francis Crick to determine the helical structure of the DNA molecule. "Franklin, Rosalind Elsie" Microsoft® Encarta. Copyright© 1995 Microsoft Corporation. |
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