DNA Secret of Photo 51 - Gary Glassman, writter, producer and director; Sigourney Weaver, narrator; Alan Ritsko, managing director; Paula S. Apsell, executive producer; Providence Pictures, Inc. NOVA Production (Hampshire, U.K. NOVA Production, Providence Pictures, Inc., 2007)
Introduction and Sponsors: DNA: Secret of Photo 51 (3:00) -- Little-Known DNA Scientist (2:57) -- Who Was Rosalind Franklin? (3:26) -- Scientific Dedication (3:41) -- Mysteries of DNA (3:31) -- King's College, London (2:48) -- Power Struggle (4:13) -- James Watson and Francis Crick (2:03) -- DNA Discoveries (4:14) -- Scientific Betrayal (2:33) -- DNA: Photo 51 (1:28) -- Information Theft and Betrayal (3:51) -- Secret of Life (3:30) -- Stolen Glory (3:08) -- Scientific Discoveries (2:20) -- Death of Rosalind Franklin (2:18) -- Misappropriated Nobel Prize? (4:14) -- Credits: DNA: Secret of Photo 51 (1:06)
One of the greatest scientific achievements of the 20th century was the discovery of DNA's double helix structure. James Watson and Francis Crick published their findings on April 25, 1953, but it's been revealed that their crucial breakthrough depended on the work of another biologist, Rosalind Franklin, whose X-ray image, 'Photo 51' held the vital clue to decode the double helix. This program from NOVA reveals the shocking truth of this DNA discovery and details how close Franklin came to making the discovery herself.
Keywords: Anthropology -- Methodology; Anthropology -- Research; Genetics; Heredity, Human