The striking symmetry of the X-ray crystallograph of DNA prepared by Rosalind Franklin was one of the last clues that led Watson and Crick to deduce the left-handed double-helical structure of DNA. From Nature's Connections: An Exploration of Natural History by Nicola McGirr (Natural History Museum, £12.95).
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A double-take on nature's helix. Nature 405, 737 (2000). https://doi.org/10.1038/35015625
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