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  • n  the scattering of X rays by the atoms of a crystal; the diffraction pattern shows structure of the crystal
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  • Rosalind Franklin and Photo 51 Honored in Google Doodle
    Today's Google Doodle honors Rosalind Franklin. Franklin took an X-ray diffraction image of the DNA molecule in 1952. The image was called Photo 51 and was the critical piece to identifying the structure and composition of DNA.
    July 25, 2013 - Search Engine Watch
  • Google's Rosalind Franklin Birthday Logo Shows DNA X-Ray Image
    Today, Google is celebrating the life and legacy of the late X-ray crystallography and biophysicist Rosalind Franklin on her 93rd birthday. Rosalind Franklin was best known for the X-ray diffraction images of DNA. This ultimately led to the discovery of the DNA double helix. As you can see from Google's logo, aka Doodle, today, the Rosalind Franklin is seeing the double helix through "Photo 51 ...
    July 25, 2013 - Search Engine Roundtable

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