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Keep in mind that we didn’t always know what DNA looked like. Discovered in 1869, it was not until the 1950’s that we learned what it actually looked like. Everyone at some point in their lives is taught that Watson and Crick discovered the double helix structure of DNA, but folks, this is one of those not so proud moments in the history of science.
1) READING: Check the index of your textbook for “Rosalind Franklin” and read up, if she is there, it will only be a page at best. Here is an article from Science Mag about her: https://www.nature.com/scitable/topicpage/rosalind-franklin-a-crucial-contribution-6538012/
2) WATCH VIDEO: The NOVA video is an hour but it is good! You can certainly pause the video and pick up again at another time so no worries if you cannot carve out one full hour. https://vimeo.com/12471144
3) WATCH VIDEO: DNA/Chromosomes animation: It is a super short animation to help to envision DNA in and how it all fits into the nucleus. https://www.citationmachine.net/council-of-science-editors. The literature cited should be on a separate page and does NOT count towards the two pages. It should include at the very least your textbook, the science mag article and the NOVA video.