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Read more at: Unsung Heroes: June Broomhead (Lindsey) and the Structure of DNA
Left: coloured photo of June Broomhead in her PhD graduation gown. Right: Illustrating the structures of adenine (left) and thymine (right) as well as the hydrogen bonding between them.

Unsung Heroes: June Broomhead (Lindsey) and the Structure of DNA

Meet the woman who contributed to the discovery of DNA's double helix, but whose contributions to modern science have largely been forgotten. The immediate post-WWII annual photographs of Cavendish Staff and Research Students are remarkable for the small numbers of women present, despite their huge contributions to the war...