Florence Bell died unrecognised for her contributions to DNA science – decades on female researchers are still being sidelined
Almost 80 years ago, Florence Bell quietly laid the foundations for one of the biggest landmarks in 20th century science: the discovery of the structure of DNA. But when she died on November 23 2000, her occupation on her death certificate was recorded as “housewife”. Decades later, female researchers are still being sidelined. Research has […]
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