
James Watson on X-ray crystallographer Rosalind Franklin
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Rosalind Franklin’s work contributed to Watson and Crick’s discovery of DNA’s structure.
X-ray crystallographer Rosalind Franklin’s work contributed to James Watson and Francis Crick’s discovery of DNA’s structure. Yet, Watson insulted Franklin and depicted her in a negative light in his bestselling book “The Double Helix.”
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James Watson on X-ray crystallographer Rosalind Franklin
Clip: 1/2/2019 | 2m 36sVideo has Closed Captions
X-ray crystallographer Rosalind Franklin’s work contributed to James Watson and Francis Crick’s discovery of DNA’s structure. Yet, Watson insulted Franklin and depicted her in a negative light in his bestselling book “The Double Helix.”
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Preview: 1/2/2019 | 2m 54s | Scientist James Watson, the man behind the Double Helix, confronts his complex legacy. (2m 54s)
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Clip: 1/2/2019 | 2m 18s | Scientists explain how DNA’s double helix structure makes each of us genetically distinct. (2m 18s)
DNA Discoveries Before Watson and Crick
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Clip: 1/2/2019 | 3m | Watson and Crick discovered DNA’s structure, but other scientists paved the way for them. (3m)
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