Happy birthday Rosalind Franklin (1920 – 1958), #chemist & x-ray #crystallographer whose x-ray diffraction images were instrumental to discovering double-helix structure of #DNA, made important contributions to #carbon & #virus research, was 1 of the great scientists of the 20th century.
Watson’s bio lead some to (inaccurately) joke, “What did Watson and Crick discover?” “Rosalind Franklin’s notes.” 🧵
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After 17 Years, DNA Tied a Man to Her Rape. Under Massachusetts Law, It Was Too Late.
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Massachusetts has one of the strictest deadlines in the country for prosecuting rape. After the 15-year mark, no DNA match, testimony or even confession can give a rape victim a chance of facing their attacker in court.
https://www.propublica.org/article/massachusetts-statute-of-limitations-rape?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post