@luciaceeRosalind Franklin, the British physical chemist whose work was essential to uncovering the structure of DNA, is finally getting her due. She earned her Ph.D. in physical chemistry from Cambridge University, where she became an expert in X-ray crystallography. Her famous Photo 51 was key to the double helix discovery, yet she was long overlooked. This Time magazine cover honors her as the unsung hero of DNA research.
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The image features Rosalind Franklin on the cover of Time magazine. She is depicted wearing a white lab coat and blue collared shirt, holding up a piece of film with an X-ray image on it. Her dark hair is styled in a short, wavy bob. The background is light blue with a white DNA double helix graphic. The text "TIME THE WEEKLY NEWSMAGAZINE" is written in large black letters at the top, with "ROSALIND FRANKLIN (1953) Visionary scientist" written in smaller black text at the bottom.
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View original postPhoto by @luciacee· Jul 10, 2026· Photo 1 of 2· Science
The image features Rosalind Franklin on the cover of Time magazine. She is depicted wearing a white lab coat and blue collared shirt, holding up a piece of film with an X-ray image on it. Her dark hair is styled in a short, wavy bob. The background is light blue with a white DNA double helix graphic. The text "TIME THE WEEKLY NEWSMAGAZINE" is written in large black letters at the top, with "ROSALIND FRANKLIN (1953) Visionary scientist" written in smaller black text at the bottom.
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