Rosalind Franklin was so much more than the ‘wronged heroine’ of DNA

Rosalind Franklin was so much more than the ‘wronged heroine’ of DNA

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“Franklin’s remarkable work on DNA amounts to a fraction of her record and legacy. She was a tireless investigator of nature’s secrets.”

Rosalind Franklin was so much more than the ‘wronged heroine’ of DNA, argues a Nature editorial. One hundred years after her birth, it’s time to broaden our celebration of the pioneering chemist and X-ray crystallographer. (Nature | 5 min read)