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The Real Rosalind: The Truth about Rosalind Franklin's DNA Discovery and How It Was Erased

by Dunn, Debbie Loren

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Book Overview She was called angry, irascible, and combative. But more than anything else? She was correct.Ask most people what they know about DNA and...

She was called angry, irascible, and combative. But more than anything else? She was correct.

Ask most people what they know about DNA and they might be able to tell you some basics: It exists inside every living thing. It holds the genetic code that controls much of our development and behavior. And it's shaped like a double helix--a structure that holds the key to understanding how it works.

But who first figured out the structure of DNA? Who unlocked this crucial key? That's where Rosalind Franklin came in.

Even as a child, Franklin was passionate about science, and that passion drove her to become a chemist and X-ray crystallographer. Over the course of her career, she studied elements, viruses, and DNA, capturing the first clear image of DNA's helical structure. But as one of the few women working in science during the 1940s, Franklin faced barriers every step of the way. She believed in finding all the facts and refusing to take shortcuts, while others tried to leapfrog ahead of her with sloppy guesswork. When she disagreed with or stood up to men she worked with, she was labeled difficult, angry, and combative. Her male colleagues dismissed her--and eventually stole her work, winning a Nobel Prize for a discovery they didn't make.

This is the story of Rosalind Franklin's courageous and complex life, her game-changing contributions to science, and the double helix at the center of it all.

Book Details Format: Paperback | Publisher: ZEST BOOKS | ISBN: 9798765627
FormatPaperback
ISBN9798765627
EAN9798765627709
PublisherZEST BOOKS
Publication Date1970-01-01
AccessoriesNo Accessory
ConditionNew
Product TypeQUALITY PAPERBACK BOOKS
Weight0.6 Pounds
Length8.1 Inches
Width5.4 Inches
Height0.7 Inches
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