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Maurice Wilkins and Rosalind Franklin

Scientists who studied DNA using x-ray crystallography to explore its molecular structure.

X-ray Crystallography

An imaging technique that uses x-ray diffraction to study the molecular structure of crystalline solids.

King's College, London

The location where Franklin and Wilkins conducted their research on DNA structure in the early 1950s.

Photo 51

A crucial image captured by Rosalind Franklin that revealed the helical shape of a DNA molecule.

Double Helix

The structure of DNA that was discovered by Watson and Crick, based on findings by Wilkins and Franklin.

Controversial Nobel Prize

The award in 1962 for the discovery of the DNA structure, which did not include Rosalind Franklin.

Impact of DNA structure discovery

Understanding of genetic information coding and replication processes in cells.

X-ray Diffraction Pattern

A pattern created when x-rays are diffracted by atoms in a crystal, used to determine molecular structure.

Importance of DNA structure

Essential for understanding how genetic information is replicated and how proteins are synthesized.

Rosalind Franklin's death

She died of cancer in 1958, partly due to her exposure to X-rays during her research.