Franklin, Rosalind, 1920-1958

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Birth 1920-07-25
Death 1958-04-16

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Rosalind Franklin (1920-1958) made significant contributions to the discovery and understanding of DNA. She earned a Ph.D. in physical chemistry from Cambridge University and used X-ray crystallography techniques at the Laboratoire Central des Services Chimiques de L'Etat (Paris, France) and Birkbeck College (University of London) to capture images of the structure of DNA.

From the description of Anne Sayre Collection of Rosalind Franklin Materials 1946-1980, bulk 1969-1978 (UMBC). WorldCat record id: 492379276

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Subjects:

  • DNA
  • DNA
  • DNA
  • Molecular biology
  • RNA
  • Tobacco mosaic virus
  • Tobacco mosaic virus
  • X-ray crystallography
  • DNA
  • DNA
  • Tobacco mosaic virus

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