The Nature of Discovery in Science

HOMEWORK: Priority of discovery, acknowledgement of ideas, and ownership of data continue to be controversial topics in science. The story of the discovery of DNA structure is an exceptionally well-documented one. From the evidence and statements of participants, consider the following statements
    1) Watson and Crick ripped off Franklin's work, who was badly treated because she was a woman.
    2) Whose property was Photo 51, and who was entitled to see it?
    3) "Grad students in those days were treated like serfs."
    4) "She was definitely anti-helical."
    5) I showed them pairing, I wasn't properly acknowledged


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