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Reblogged by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):

mcnees ("Robert McNees") wrote:

Rosalind Franklin was born #OTD in 1920. Her X-ray diffraction work was critical for establishing the helical nature of DNA.

Image: Vittorio Luzzati / Jewish Women’s Archive

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• A black and white photo of Rosalind Franklin at a lab bench. There is chemistry equipment on the bench. She is wearing a dress and is holding small dishes in each hand. Franklin is turning away from the lab bench, like she was captured in the middle of transferring something to another part of the lab.