Rosalind Franklin and the Discovery of DNA's Structure: A Key Contribution

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The scientist who used X-ray diffraction to determine the structure of DNA was Rosalind Franklin.

While she didn't solely solve the structure, her work was instrumental in the discovery. Her famous "Photo 51" provided crucial information about DNA's double helix structure.

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