Rosalind Franklin: The Dark Lady of DNA | 
Saturday morning snuggles. 📚😻
britt_brooke So cute! 6y
Saturday morning snuggles. 📚😻
Today‘s #uncannyoctober theme is close to my heart, as a female science teacher with a background in genetics. #diverse #nonfiction #litsyreads @RealLifeReading
pickPhotograph 51, Rosalind Franklin's most famous X-ray crystallography photo of DNA, used without her knowledge or consent by Watson and Crick to build and publish the structural model of DNA. In addition to DNA, Franklin was an authority on structures of carbons and plant viruses. Read if you're into science biographies; if you're not, tell people her contributions and that she preferred her name to be pronounced "Ros-lind". #LitsyAtoZ
the kindle cover of my current read is exceedingly boring, but that just means more room for stickers! #makeroommakeroom Also, the subtitle of this book is the Dark Lady of DNA which is an excellent superhero name 👩🏼🔬
#augustphotochallenge photo 3. Location: Dining room. Collection: newer and brand new acquisitions. Definitely books high on the TBR. (The saber was my Dad's, in case that looks strange there.)
"The inserted words were 'Thus our general ideas are consistent with the model proposed by Crick and Watson.' So indeed they should have been consistent, considering that the Watson-Crick model was in large part derived from her work" (p. 211).
Talk about a woman crush Wednesday! I'm not even sure which to read first! 🤓
