Product Description: Growing up in the interwar period in London, Rosalind Franklin was determined to become a scientist, defying her father's wishes. After World War II, Franklin worked at the French government's central chemical research laboratory, where she learned X-ray crystallography...read more

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Using three case studies as examples, shows how forensic scientists can use DNA evidence to convict criminals and set innocent people free.

A biography of the scientist whose unpublished research led to the discovery of the structure of DNA.

Discusses what DNA is, the key research done by scientists in the nineteenth century that laid the groundwork for the discovery of DNA in 1953, and how this discovery has since advanced science.

Describes the life and career of Rosalind Franklin, a British molecular biologist who played a vital role in the discovery of the structure of DNA.

Examines the events and circumstances leading to the discovery of DNA and the impact of this discovery on the scientific and medical communities. (view table of contents)

Examines the events and circumstances leading to the discovery of DNA and the impact of this discovery on the scientific and medical communities. (view table of contents)

A biography of the Canadian-born bacteriologist whose research on pneumonia and other bacteria led to a new understanding of DNA which, in turn, led to DNA fingerprinting in criminal investigation, paternity testing, and genetic engineering for medical purposes.A biography of the Canadian-born bacteriologist whose research on pneumonia and other bacteria led to a new understanding of DNA which led to DNA fingerprinting in criminal investigation, paternity testing, and genetic engineering.

Describes the discovery of deoxyribonucleic acid, or DNA, a complex molecule found in all cells and which plays a vital part in heredity