On April 25, 1953, James Watson and Francis Crick published their groundbreaking discovery of the double helix structure of DNA. But their crucial breakthrough depended on the pioneering work of another biologist, Rosalind Franklin. 50 years later, NOVA investigates the shocking truth behind one of the greatest scientific discoveries and presents a moving portrait of a brilliant woman in an era of male-dominated science.

Sigourney Weaver
Narrator

Un racisme à peine voilé
Un racisme à peine voilé

The Secret Science of Sewage
The Secret Science of Sewage

Road to the Stars
Road to the Stars

Mission to Mir
Mission to Mir

Pyramid
Pyramid

I’m Not a Slut, I’m a Journalist
I’m Not a Slut, I’m a Journalist
How the Telephone Talks
How the Telephone Talks

Heckler
Heckler

Another World
Another World

Let There Be Light
Let There Be Light

Sniper: Bulletproof
Sniper: Bulletproof

You Will Be a Man
You Will Be a Man