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To: MHGinTN; Oberon
Not quite, a lady had made photographs (x-ray photographs) of DNA and this prompted Watson and Crick to ‘discover’ the ladder shape of the double helix. She, BTW, was not credited in their accolades.

As outlined in The Disappearing Spoon - by Sam Kean

21 posted on 02/17/2012 8:54:18 AM PST by pa_dweller (Thy princes are rebellious, and companions of thieves:... Isa 1:23)
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Thought you might be interested in this article


22 posted on 02/17/2012 9:32:57 AM PST by Shimmer1 (No matter how cynical I get, I just can't keep up.)
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