Crick Watson And Franklin Summary

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Have you ever thought to yourself if something is morally right? In the article “Crick, Watson, and Franklin” by Cynthia Stokes Brown and she discusses the story of how DNA was discovered. Crick and Watson used Rosalind Franklin’s images without permission and people have mixed feelings about this. Some believe that use of any work is fine, others think Franklin didn’t get the credit, and some think it doesn’t matter as long as we are advancing in science. First of all, Franklin’s X-ray images were used to discover DNA. Crick and Watson had the images and many people believe that any use of resources is fine. Other people think Watson and Crick used Franklin’s images without permission and Franklin deserves more credit. Some other people

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