Rosalind Franklin quotes

Rosalind Franklin was a British chemist and X-ray crystallographer whose work was critical to understanding the structure of DNA. Her pioneering research also contributed significantly to studies of viruses and coal. She made lasting contributions to science, though her achievements were long overlooked. Here are 3 of her quotes:

Science and everyday life cannot and should not be separated. (Rosalind Franklin)
What's the use of doing all this work if we don't get some fun out of this? View quote
Rosalind Franklin
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. View quote
Rosalind Franklin

Rosalind Franklin

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Photo: MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology, CC BY-SA 4.0
Occupation: British Chemist
Born: July 25, 1920
Died: April 16, 1958
Quotes count: 3
Wikipedia: Rosalind Franklin

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