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Rosalind Franklin Quotes

d. 1958 England

Rosalind Elsie Franklin (July 25, 1920 – April 16, 1958) was an English biophysicist and X-ray crystallographer who made important contributions to the understanding of the fine molecular structures of DNA, RNA, viruses, coal and graphite.

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What’s the use of doing all this work if we don't get some fun out of this?

Science and everyday life cannot and should not be separated.

The results suggest a helical structure (which must be very closely packed) containing 2, 3 or 4 co‐axial nucleic acid chains per helical unit, and having the phosphate groups near the outside.

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