On The Centenary Of Rosalind Franklin's Birth, The Mother Of Dna.

Abstract

In July 2020, the centenary of the birth of Rosalind Franklin is celebrated. She pioneered molecular biology research, and became known in the scientific world for her work on x-ray diffraction, as well as discovering the helical shape of DNA and earning the posthumous title of "mother of DNA."  Maybe she is one of the most wronged women in modern science; Rosalind's recognition was thwarted by her boss, molecular biologist Maurice Wilkins, in the 1950s. Wilkins did not accept her as the author of the discovery of the helical shape of DNA and even offend Rosalind in several letters she exchanged with other scientists in the same field.