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Rosalind Franklin

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Profession
Biologist
Died
Apr 16, 1958
Zodiac
Leo
Born in
England
About
Known for her important contributions to the study of deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA), she made groundbreaking discoveries related to the structure of the polio and tobacco mosaic viruses. In 2022, a bacteria was named Franklinella in her honor. 
Family
She grew up in London's Notting Hill neighborhood as the daughter of wealthy Jewish parents. Sadly, she died of ovarian cancer in her late thirties.

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