Open AccessRosalind Franklin and the Advent of Molecular Biology
Author(s) -
Patrick Cramer
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
cell
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 26.304
H-Index - 776
eISSN - 1097-4172
pISSN - 0092-8674
DOI - 10.1016/j.cell.2020.07.028
Subject(s) - biology , computational biology , evolutionary biology , genetics
Rosalind Franklin provided the key data for deriving the double helix structure of DNA. The English chemist also pioneered structural studies of colloids, viruses, and RNA. To celebrate the 100 h anniversary of Franklin's birth, I summarize her work, which shaped the emerging discipline of molecular biology.
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