Thursday, 28 April 2011

History of DNA by Rosalind Franklin & Maurice Wilkins

Rosalind Franklin & Maurice Wilkins

          Scientists named, Rosalind Franklin & Maurice Wilkins, decided to try to make a crystal of the DNA molecule. In the event that they could get DNA to crystallize, then they could make an x-ray pattern, thus leading to understanding how DNA works. These scientists were successful & obtained an x-ray pattern. The pattern appeared to contain rungs, like those on a ladder between to strands that are side by side. It also showed by an shape that DNA had a helix shape.

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