The story of how scientists discovered DNA's shape may be getting another twist.
FILE - A model of a DNA molecule is displayed in the New York office of the Sloan-Kettering Institute for Cancer Research on Oct. 18, 1962. The discovery of DNAs twisted ladder structure 70 years ago opened up a world of new science and also sparked disputes over who contributed what and who deserves credit.
The story dates back to the 1950s, when scientists were still working out how DNA’s pieces fit together. Around the same time, the story goes, Crick also obtained a lab report that included Franklin’s data and used it without her consent. The proof? A draft of a Time magazine story from the time written “in consultation with Franklin,” but never published, described the work on DNA’s structure as a joint effort between the two groups. And a letter from one of Franklin’s colleagues suggested Franklin knew her research was being shared with Crick, authors said.
Markel — who wrote a book about the double helix discovery — believes that Franklin got “ripped off” by the others and they cut her out in part because she was a Jewish woman in a male-dominated field.
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