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John Byrne
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Posted: 07 November 2025 at 9:27pm \| IP Logged \| 1	post reply

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Petter Myhr Ness
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A tremendous contributor to science.

But by many accounts, not a very pleasant man.

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Joe Hollon
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A former student of mine got to meet him just within the last couple years. I
liked having that little connection with one of the most famous scientists of
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John Byrne
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Posted: 08 November 2025 at 3:07pm \| IP Logged \| 4	post reply

That Crick and Watson deliberately avoided any real acknowledgement of the immeasurable contribution of Rosalind Franklin greatly diminishes them in my eyes. Her work created the foundation on which theirs was built, but she died before their discoveries were made public. The Nobel committee even snubbed her as they do not award their prize posthumously.

It’s one of the great crimes of science.

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