The Scientist Who Discovered DNA & The Race To Steal Her Work | Unpacked

Rosalind Franklin’s groundbreaking research uncovered the hidden structure of DNA - a discovery that should have made her a legend. But history had other plans.

A brilliant scientist and fearless innovator, she captured the image that revealed DNA’s double helix, only for Watson and Crick to take her work without recognition. Decades later, her story stands as a testament to truth and resilience, proving that real success isn’t about glory—it’s about changing the world.

Chapters:
00:00 Intro
01:00 Childhood and early science career
02:43 Franklin vs Wilkin
04:50 Franklin's innovations
05:41 Watson and Crick
06:21 The race for credit
08:10 The DNA science "legends"
08:40 Portrayal of Franklin in Watson's book
10:48 Who was Rosalind Franklin, really?
11:17 Eventual recognition of Franklin's contributions

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Sources:
-Sayre, Anne. Rosalind Franklin and DNA. WW. Norton & Company, 1975.
-Watson, James D. The Double Helix: A Personal Account of the Discovery of the Structure of DNA. Atheneum, 1968.
-Elkin, Lynne. Rosalind Elsie Franklin. Shalvi/Hyman Encyclopedia of Jewish Women. 27 February 2009. Jewish Women’s Archive.
-Goldman, Julia. The (Jewish) Mother of DNA. 18 April 2003. Jewish Telegraphic Agency.
-Glynn, Jenifer. The Art of Medicine: Remembering My Sister, Rosalind Franklin. The Lancet, vol. 379, no. 9822, 24 March 2012, p. 1141.
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Image and footage credits:
Zachary Neale
Wellcome Collection
National Cancer Institute
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Executive Producers:
Michael Steinhardt

Co-Executive Producers:
Marc Shmuel Levine
Iris & Shalom Maidenbaum

Gold Level:
The Steinhardt Foundation for Jewish Life
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Translation credits:
Portuguese: Saymon Pires, www.livrariasafra.com.br, @safralivraria

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