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‘I found myself gagging and sneezing … Is there no alternative test?’ wonders Linda Mockett. Photograph: Getty
‘I found myself gagging and sneezing … Is there no alternative test?’ wonders Linda Mockett. Photograph: Getty
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Mon 5 Apr 2021 12.04 EDT
Last modified on Mon 5 Apr 2021 13.36 EDT
I was impressed by the article on the Kent variant (‘Has everyone in Kent gone to an illegal rave?’: on the variant trail with the Covid detectives, 3 April), but my enjoyment was spoiled by the omission of Rosalind Franklin’s role in the determination of the structure of DNA. It is now widely accepted in scientific circles that her contribution was at least as important as that of Francis Crick and James Watson.