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Rosalind Franklin, English biophysicist and academic (born 1920)

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Rosalind Franklin

British X-ray crystallographer (1920–1958)

Rosalind Elsie Franklin was a British chemist and X-ray crystallographer. Her work was central to the understanding of the molecular structures of DNA, RNA, viruses, coal, and graphite. Although her works on coal and viruses were appreciated in her lifetime, Franklin's…
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April 16

Day of the year

April 16 is the 106th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 259 days remain until the end of the year.
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