See this site for more information on this forgotten key figure behind the discovery of the double helix. Watson and Crick stole her work, using it without asking or letting her know and never giving her recognition she very much deserved in doing the foundational work that led to their discoveries. Watson was a prick in other ways as well, he regularly made wildly racist comments about various groups. Ironically, after he made blatantly racist and inflammatory comments about the intelligence of people with african ancestry (or rather the "black race"), it was discovered that he had a strong genetic background from the continent of Africa. So much so in fact that it is likely he has a great-grandparent from Africa.
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Bravo!
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