Rosalind Franklin was an amazing woman. Her intelligence lead her to discover one of the most important things in all time. DNA has always been seen as a good thing in the scientific community, and her help in the research on it has been one that lead to today's science. Nowadays, it has a great impact. Scientists are learning many new things about DNA, none of which would have been possible without Franklin's contribution. She was discredited in the beginning, of course, but the work she had done is still remembered and now her credit has been restored. It takes mistakes and mishaps to be successful at science - this is what Rosalind's story tells me.
Rosalind Franklin gave us all a sense of wonder. Growing up, I had a microscope and I used to look at a lot of things. Had it not been for Franklin, I would not have been able to learn about the DNA I was looking at in tiny living organisms. I would not have learnt about the structure of DNA throughout the years. The words "double helix" would not be used in my vocabulary. Her work bridged science and the humanities. It is a core concept of what it really means to be human - and that is something that everyone wanted to understand.
A bad thing that can come from her research is creation of artificial and potentially harmful life forms. For the first time in history, we are becoming able to generate different base pairs in DNA. This is another big step that would not be possible if not for Franklin's research. This can be harmful if the life created becomes a plague, or if it feeds on different species that can become extinct from this creature and the other species that thrived without this creature. However, this research can also be used for good in the future. It may help us discover new things, or possible create beneficial forms of life.
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