Jessica Mills Davies
@byjessicadavies.bsky.social
Senior Correspondent - London (for the Energy Transition) at DC Thomson's Energy Voice. Author of Rosalind/The English Chemist (Opinions: all mine.) https://muckrack.com/jessica-mills-davies
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Here, Rosalind Franklin's colleague Maurice himself argues to the head of their lab in London that their data should not have been leaked to Watson and Crick. You're welcome.
Indeed. Those who control the dominant narrative have a responsibility to free themselves of outworn ideas.
Just so. Attentive historians of recent science will say, "Today, we understand this to be the case." Tomorrow, we may well understand it differently. That's how science works, no?
I’m very allergic to the phrase “we know that” in science communication, especially when it extrapolates from limited evidence. Findings don’t equal facts.
November 11, 2025 at 8:29 AM
Indeed. Those who control the dominant narrative have a responsibility to free themselves of outworn ideas.
Unfortunately this article offered an outdated version of events pushed by Watson's memoir. There's little evidence Wilkins 'abhorred confrontation' (you need only read his letters), or that he focused on B DNA (which Franklin analysed in her '52/3 notebooks), nor did she see it as a 'distraction'.
If I see one more stupid Rosalind Franklin take I'm going to lose my mind. Thank god for @matthewcobb.bsky.social and @nccomfort.bsky.social. www.nature.com/articles/d41...
What Rosalind Franklin truly contributed to the discovery of DNA’s structure
Franklin was no victim in how the DNA double helix was solved. An overlooked letter and an unpublished news article, both written in 1953, reveal that she was an equal player.
www.nature.com
November 11, 2025 at 8:25 AM
Unfortunately this article offered an outdated version of events pushed by Watson's memoir. There's little evidence Wilkins 'abhorred confrontation' (you need only read his letters), or that he focused on B DNA (which Franklin analysed in her '52/3 notebooks), nor did she see it as a 'distraction'.
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Batteries are coming to Europe. Earlier this year Europe’s largest battery storage site went live at Blackhillock, Scotland.
The facility has a capacity of 300MW/600MWh.
Much larger batteries are under development: A huge 1 GW / 4 GWh system is being constructed in Jänschwalde, Germany.
The facility has a capacity of 300MW/600MWh.
Much larger batteries are under development: A huge 1 GW / 4 GWh system is being constructed in Jänschwalde, Germany.
November 10, 2025 at 5:47 PM
Batteries are coming to Europe. Earlier this year Europe’s largest battery storage site went live at Blackhillock, Scotland.
The facility has a capacity of 300MW/600MWh.
Much larger batteries are under development: A huge 1 GW / 4 GWh system is being constructed in Jänschwalde, Germany.
The facility has a capacity of 300MW/600MWh.
Much larger batteries are under development: A huge 1 GW / 4 GWh system is being constructed in Jänschwalde, Germany.
It's a matter of public record that James Watson visited Rosalind Franklin's lab at this time in 1953 @matthewcobb.bsky.social, where he saw photo 51.
As early as November 1951, he heard Rosalind Franklin's lecture. She corrected his subsequent flawed model. I included these details in my book.
As early as November 1951, he heard Rosalind Franklin's lecture. She corrected his subsequent flawed model. I included these details in my book.
I find these pages from Rosalind Franklin's notebooks in Jan/Feb 1953 particularly interesting. She draws her own diagrams of DNA, describing a possible structure with chains 'along a-c diagonal', and examines evidence for a '2-chain' helix from photo 49, an earlier x-ray of B DNA than photo 51.
November 8, 2025 at 2:04 PM
It's a matter of public record that James Watson visited Rosalind Franklin's lab at this time in 1953 @matthewcobb.bsky.social, where he saw photo 51.
As early as November 1951, he heard Rosalind Franklin's lecture. She corrected his subsequent flawed model. I included these details in my book.
As early as November 1951, he heard Rosalind Franklin's lecture. She corrected his subsequent flawed model. I included these details in my book.
I find these pages from Rosalind Franklin's notebooks in Jan/Feb 1953 particularly interesting. She draws her own diagrams of DNA, describing a possible structure with chains 'along a-c diagonal', and examines evidence for a '2-chain' helix from photo 49, an earlier x-ray of B DNA than photo 51.
November 8, 2025 at 1:30 PM
I find these pages from Rosalind Franklin's notebooks in Jan/Feb 1953 particularly interesting. She draws her own diagrams of DNA, describing a possible structure with chains 'along a-c diagonal', and examines evidence for a '2-chain' helix from photo 49, an earlier x-ray of B DNA than photo 51.
In private, Rosalind Franklin's colleague at King's College, Maurice Wilkins, begrudged that James Watson and Francis Crick had pinched their data. As per this letter that surfaced at auction.
November 8, 2025 at 11:34 AM
In private, Rosalind Franklin's colleague at King's College, Maurice Wilkins, begrudged that James Watson and Francis Crick had pinched their data. As per this letter that surfaced at auction.
Here, Rosalind Franklin's colleague Maurice himself argues to the head of their lab in London that their data should not have been leaked to Watson and Crick. You're welcome.
November 8, 2025 at 11:29 AM
Here, Rosalind Franklin's colleague Maurice himself argues to the head of their lab in London that their data should not have been leaked to Watson and Crick. You're welcome.
If you believe either that Franklin discovered the double helix, and / or Watson and Crick stole her data, ask yourself how you know this. Then take a read of this article.
If I see one more stupid Rosalind Franklin take I'm going to lose my mind. Thank god for @matthewcobb.bsky.social and @nccomfort.bsky.social. www.nature.com/articles/d41...
November 8, 2025 at 11:24 AM
Through reading her time-stamped and archived lab notebooks meticulously, and comparing those dates to the timeline in James Watson's memoir, and Maurice Wilkins' letters. You're welcome.
If you believe either that Franklin discovered the double helix, and / or Watson and Crick stole her data, ask yourself how you know this. Then take a read of this article.
If I see one more stupid Rosalind Franklin take I'm going to lose my mind. Thank god for @matthewcobb.bsky.social and @nccomfort.bsky.social. www.nature.com/articles/d41...
November 8, 2025 at 10:53 AM
Through reading her time-stamped and archived lab notebooks meticulously, and comparing those dates to the timeline in James Watson's memoir, and Maurice Wilkins' letters. You're welcome.
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Rosalind Franklin was unavailable for comment
NEW YORK (AP) — James Watson, co-discoverer of the double-helix shape of DNA, has died at age 97.
November 7, 2025 at 8:31 PM
Rosalind Franklin was unavailable for comment
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Rosalind Franklin will be remembered.
November 7, 2025 at 8:29 PM
Rosalind Franklin will be remembered.
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Raise a glass for Rosalind Franklin tonight and honor her memory and scientific contributions
NYT obituary of Jim Watson.
A long and fairly balanced view of a complicated man who participated in one of the greatest discoveries in biology.
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www.nytimes.com/2025/11/07/s...
A long and fairly balanced view of a complicated man who participated in one of the greatest discoveries in biology.
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www.nytimes.com/2025/11/07/s...
James Watson, Co-Discoverer of the Structure of DNA, Is Dead at 97
www.nytimes.com
November 7, 2025 at 9:12 PM
Raise a glass for Rosalind Franklin tonight and honor her memory and scientific contributions
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It’s a good day to look up Rosalind Franklin.
November 7, 2025 at 8:37 PM
It’s a good day to look up Rosalind Franklin.
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The DNA pioneer is Rosalind Franklin.
November 7, 2025 at 9:15 PM
The DNA pioneer is Rosalind Franklin.
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Justice for Rosalind Franklin.
November 7, 2025 at 11:27 PM
Justice for Rosalind Franklin.
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Thinking only of Rosalind Franklin today, and what was stolen from her (and so many other female scientists alongside her).
Rosalind Franklin and the damage of gender harassment
Spurred by a recent report on sexual harassment in academia, our columnist revisits a historical case and reflects on what has changed—and what hasn’t
www.science.org
November 7, 2025 at 7:58 PM
Thinking only of Rosalind Franklin today, and what was stolen from her (and so many other female scientists alongside her).
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So anyway, Rosalind Franklin
November 7, 2025 at 8:59 PM
So anyway, Rosalind Franklin
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This is Rosalind Franklin.
The real discoverer of the DNA structure.
The real discoverer of the DNA structure.
November 7, 2025 at 8:45 PM
This is Rosalind Franklin.
The real discoverer of the DNA structure.
The real discoverer of the DNA structure.
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Raising a glass for Rosalind Franklin tonight. James Watson absolutely did her dirty.
But beware...
But beware...
November 7, 2025 at 8:42 PM
Raising a glass for Rosalind Franklin tonight. James Watson absolutely did her dirty.
But beware...
But beware...
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Just need everyone to Google the name "Rosalind Franklin" at this moment.
Hey folks, as news of Watson's demise spreads, please don't set aside his weighty legacy of misogyny and racism. He was truly among the worst of us. www.vox.com/2019/1/15/18...
DNA scientist James Watson has a remarkably long history of sexist, racist public comments
“People say it would be terrible if we made all girls pretty,” he said in 2003. “I think it would be great.”
www.vox.com
November 7, 2025 at 8:19 PM
Just need everyone to Google the name "Rosalind Franklin" at this moment.
She never had a voice as she died before Watson and Crick were awarded a Nobel alongside her colleague Wilkins. To read her story, you could try, 'Rosalind': www.waterstones.com/book/rosalin...
November 8, 2025 at 10:09 AM
She never had a voice as she died before Watson and Crick were awarded a Nobel alongside her colleague Wilkins. To read her story, you could try, 'Rosalind': www.waterstones.com/book/rosalin...
James Watson, co-discoverer of the double helix, has died. As this article points out, for many years he "had to deal with" accusations that he had stolen a woman, Rosalind Franklin's, work.
www.thetimes.com/uk/obituarie...
www.thetimes.com/uk/obituarie...
November 8, 2025 at 10:05 AM
James Watson, co-discoverer of the double helix, has died. As this article points out, for many years he "had to deal with" accusations that he had stolen a woman, Rosalind Franklin's, work.
www.thetimes.com/uk/obituarie...
www.thetimes.com/uk/obituarie...
What does the collapse of a challenger energy retail company mean for the market? With supplier OVO also warning in its latest accounts about its ability to continue as a going concern, what happens next? #energysky
Does Tomato’s collapse signal a wider failure in the energy market? #energysky
Does Tomato’s collapse signal a wider failure in the energy market?
Is the collapse of energy supplier Tomato the canary in the coalmine?
dlvr.it
November 7, 2025 at 4:29 PM
What does the collapse of a challenger energy retail company mean for the market? With supplier OVO also warning in its latest accounts about its ability to continue as a going concern, what happens next? #energysky
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Does Tomato’s collapse signal a wider failure in the energy market? #energysky
Does Tomato’s collapse signal a wider failure in the energy market?
Is the collapse of energy supplier Tomato the canary in the coalmine?
dlvr.it
November 7, 2025 at 4:02 PM
Does Tomato’s collapse signal a wider failure in the energy market? #energysky
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Ørsted sells 50% Hornsea 3 stake to Apollo in £4.5bn deal #energysky
Ørsted sells 50% Hornsea 3 stake to Apollo in £4.5bn deal
Ørsted has agreed to sell a 50% stake in its 2.9 GW Hornsea 3 offshore wind farm to Apollo Global Management in a deal worth around £4.5 billion (DKK 39bn).
dlvr.it
November 4, 2025 at 7:11 AM
Ørsted sells 50% Hornsea 3 stake to Apollo in £4.5bn deal #energysky