Rosalind Franklin did not share in the Nobel Prize for the discovery of the structure of DNA because
A) she was a woman.
B) her contributions were minimal.
C) she was not liked by James Watson.
D) her ideas were stolen by Maurice Wilking.
E) she died of cancer before the award was given.

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Rosalind Franklin passed away in 1958, and the Nobel Prize cannot be awarded posthumously. The Nobel Prize for the discovery of the structure of DNA was awarded in 1962.

Rosalind Franklin Did Not Share in the Nobel Prize for the Discovery