DNA Structure

Rosalind Franklin, Maurice Wilkins, and Raymond Gosling - 1953 - Franklin, Wilkins, and Gosling worked together to perform x-ray diffraction analysis , revealing that the DNA molecule has a helical shape and ladder-like molecular rungs.

To download Franklin's paper on different structures of DNA, visit the link below. By clicking on the link, you will be leaving DNA Junction.

• Nature Magazine Article

James Watson and Francis Crick - 1953 - Using the research of Franklin and the many researchers before, Watson and Crick developed a double helix model of DNA. Their initial model has remained relatively unchanged since its introduction to the world over 50 years ago.

To download the original Nature article by Watson and Crick, visit the link below.

• Nature Magazine Article

(1865) Basic Genetics: Mendel

(1869) Finding DNA: Miescher

(1909 and 1929) Breaking Down DNA: Levene

(1928 and 1944) DNA Inheritance: Griffith and Avery

(1950) DNA Base Pairing: Chargaff

(1953) DNA Structure: Franklin, Wilkins, and Gosling; and Watson and Crick

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