The Dark Lady of DNA - Rosalind Franklin and the double helix
Ian Goodall SpeakerNet Sponsor
- Region:
- South East
- Notice Period:
- Short (maybe less than one month's notice)
- Type:
- Rotary/charity/Probus
- Fee:
- Expensed
- Category:
- Science
- Updated:
- 16th January 2024
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Rosalind Franklin was arguably the greatest X- Ray crystallographer of her era. Her crucial X- Ray photo of DNA provided a vital clue which enabled Watson and Crick to work out the iconic double helix structure of DNA. Yet, Jim Watson was shown this photo without her knowledge or consent! She disliked Watson so much she once tried to physically attack him! She died, aged only 37, from ovarian cancer - probably induced by the X- Rays she worked with. Her world class research was not acknowledged during her lifetime, yet now she’s even got a Mars roamer named after her! Would she have shared Watson and Crick’s Nobel Prize if she had still been alive in 1962? This is a story of intrigue, deception, misogyny and brilliant science!
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Ian’s talks have been described as ‘highly engaging and informative’ ‘One of the best speakers we’ve ever had’. Ian is the retired Headmaster of a large comprehensive school and now gives highly illustrated talks which have been extremely well received . He has degrees from several universities. He has developed a number of highly illustrated talks with a biological/medical theme. Titles include: The discovery of Insulin and the conquest of diabetes The man who caught a million criminals - Alec Jefferys and the invention of DNA fingerprinting. How cells work - the amazing molecular machines inside our body. The history of vaccines - Edward Jenner to the Covid mRNA vaccines. The rise of the superbugs- antibiotic resistance. The history of genetics - the race to the double helix’. I have given 50 of these talks to Rotary Clubs, Probus Clubs, U3A groups and other societies with uniformly excellent feedback. Talks can be anything between 30 and 60 minutes, according to your preference.
Other Talks on SpeakerNet by Ian Goodall
- The conquest of diabetes
- The man who caught a million criminals, The invention of DNA fingerprinting.
- The amazing world of the electron microscope - how cells work
- The story of vaccines - Jenner to the mRNA Covid vaccines
- The race for the double helix
- The man who saved the lives of millions of children
- The rise of the superbugs - antibiotic resistance, the end of mankind?
- Great women scientists
- Oppenheimer- father of the atomic bomb
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