Título: Rosalind Franklin
Seção: Recognition of her contribution to the model of DNA
Background: Rosalind Elsie Franklin (25 July 1920 - 16 April 1958) was an English chemist and X-ray crystallographer who made contributions to the understanding of the molecular structures of DNA (deoxyribonucleic acid), RNA (ribonucleic acid), viruses, coal, and graphite. Although her works on coal and viruses were appreciated in her lifetime, her contributions to the discovery of the structure of DNA were largely recognised posthumously. Born to a prominent British Jewish family, Franklin was educated at a private day school at Norland Place in West London, Lindores School for Young Ladies in Sussex, and St Paul's Girls' School, London. Then she studied the Natural Sciences Tripos at Newnham College, Cambridge, from which she graduated in 1941.

Conteúdo: Upon the completion of their model, Crick and Watson had invited Wilkins to be a co-author of their paper describing the structure. Wilkins turned down this offer, as he had taken no part in building the model. He later expressed regret that greater discussion of co-authorship had not taken place as this might have helped to clarify the contribution the work at King's had made to the discovery. There is no doubt that Franklin's experimental data were used by Crick and Watson to build their model of DNA in 1953. Some, including Maddox, have explained this citation omission by suggesting that it may be a question of circumstance, because it would have been very difficult to cite the unpublished work from the MRC report they had seen.  Indeed, a clear timely acknowledgment would have been awkward, given the unorthodox manner in which data were transferred from King's to Cambridge. However, methods were available. Watson and Crick could have cited the MRC report as a personal communication or else cited the Acta articles in press, or most easily, the third Nature paper that they knew was in press. One of the most important accomplishments of Maddox's widely acclaimed biography is that Maddox made a well-received case for inadequate acknowledgement. "Such acknowledgement as they gave her was very muted and always coupled with the name of Wilkins".  Fifteen years after the fact, the first clear recitation of Franklin's contribution appeared as it permeated Watson's account, The Dou

user: How was Rosalind Franklin recognized for her contribution to the model of DNA?

assistant: There is no doubt that Franklin's experimental data were used by Crick and Watson to build their model of DNA in 1953.

user: In what year was she recognized?

assistant: CANNOTANSWER

user: How was her work recognized?

assistant: the first clear recitation of Franklin's contribution appeared as it permeated Watson's account, The Double Helix,

user: Are there any quotes from colleagues?

assistant: been stimulated by a knowledge of the general nature of the unpublished experimental results and ideas of Dr. M. H. F. Wilkins, Dr. R. E. Franklin

user: Are there any other interesting aspects about this article?

assistant: Franklin and Gosling's publication of the DNA X-ray image, in the same issue of Nature, served as the principal evidence:

user: What other evidence did they have?

assistant: CANNOTANSWER

user: How did her work contribute?

assistant: The Double Helix, although it was buried under descriptions of Watson's (often quite negative) regard towards Franklin during the period of their work on DNA.