The Stolen Discovery of DNA

Episode 173,   Aug 08, 2022, 04:00 AM

DNA is the code for almost everything that makes you you - but the story behind how we discovered and learned more about this little molecule of life is filled with sexism and scandals...

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References & Further Reading
https://www.britannica.com/science/DNA
https://www.sciencefocus.com/the-human-body/dna-a-timeline-of-discoveries/
https://www.theguardian.com/science/2015/jun/23/sexism-in-science-did-watson-and-crick-really-steal-rosalind-franklins-data
https://www.bbc.co.uk/history/historic_figures/watson_and_crick.shtml
https://www.nature.com/scitable/topicpage/discovery-of-dna-structure-and-function-watson-397/
https://www.nature.com/scitable/topicpage/discovery-of-dna-structure-and-function-watson-397/
https://www.nature.com/scitable/topicpage/rosalind-franklin-a-crucial-contribution-6538012/
https://www.britannica.com/biography/Rosalind-Franklin
https://lmuthisweek.lmu.edu/2021/03/22/sexism-in-science-was-rosalind-franklin-robbed-of-a-nobel-prize/#:~:text=In%20her%20short%20lifetime%20of,an%20affluent%20Anglo%2DJewish%20family.