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Biography

Name: Rosalind Elsie Franklin
Birth Date: July 25, 1920
Death Date: April 16, 1958
Place of Birth: London, England
Nationality: English
Gender: Female
Occupations: chemist, biologist

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Biography of Rosalind Elsie Franklin
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The British physical chemist and molecular biologist Rosalind Elsie Franklin (1920-1958) made her most outstanding contribution to molecular biology by establishing the crystallographic basis for the structure of DNA. Rosalind Elsie Franklin was born...
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Rosalind Franklin was born on July 25 in London, England, the daughter of an affluent Jewish family. At the age of 15, Franklin determined she would become a scientist--a daunting aspiration for a young girl in what was then a decidedly male-dominated...
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Biography of Rosalind Elsie Franklin
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Deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) carries the genetic instructions for life. Johann Miescher (1844-1895), a Swiss physician, discovered DNA in 1869 while studying the composition of white blood cells. Nearly one hundred years passed before James Watson and...
 


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Rosalind Elsie Franklin Summary
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1920-1958 English Physical Chemist and Molecular Biologist Rosalind Franklin made important studies of the physical chemistry of coal and played a significant role in the determination of the structure of deoxyribonucleic acid, a role which was not...
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Rosalind Elsie Franklin (25 July, 1920 Kensington, London – 16 April, 1958 Chelsea, London) was an English biophysicist and crystallographer who made important contributions to the understanding of the fine structures of DNA, viruses, coal and...


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Statin Drugs May Cut Second Stroke Risk
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High doses of a cholesterol-lowering drug may help some stroke survivors avoid a second stroke and future heart problems, the first test of this approach found. Experts said medical guidelines will probably be changed to recommend high doses of statin...
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Special teams fight diabetic amputations
10/1/2007: 795 words, approx. 3 pages
A stubbed toe can lead to having your foot amputated? It can if you're a longtime diabetic. And it can happen fast."Tuesday in the office, they're fine. Friday, they're in the emergency room with gangrene in a toe," says Dr. Peter Sheehan, diabetes chief at...
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HEALTHBEAT: 'Limb-salvage teams' fight amputations from common diabetic foot sores
10/1/2007: 795 words, approx. 3 pages
A stubbed toe can lead to having your foot amputated? It can if you're a longtime diabetic. And it can happen fast."Tuesday in the office, they're fine. Friday, they're in the emergency room with gangrene in a toe," says Dr. Peter Sheehan, diabetes chief at...
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Investors To Get Crack At Booming New Medical Field
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IPC The Hospitalist Co.North Hollywood, Calif.(888) 447-2363thehospitalistcompany.comLead underwriters:Credit Suisse and JefferiesOffering price: TBAExpected date: TBATicker: IPCMTHE BUZZIf your reaction to the word "hospitalist" is, "Is that something to do with hotels?" you're not alone. Hospitalists are doctors, but of a very new type.The term was...
 


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Rosalind Franklin Biography
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The biography of Rosalind Franklin, a scientist who helped the study of science proceed.
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Rosalind Franklin
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A brief summary of molecular biologist Rosalind Franklin and her important role in the discovery of DNA. The summary is based on the documentary movie "The Secret of Photo 51."


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