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> Graduate students aren't cited for coming up with innovations

Nonsense.

> the controversy is valid,

No. You can see both publications right here [1]. Watson and Crick explicitly say they are aware of the "general nature" of Franklin's results, but they are the only ones in that issue to propose the double helix structure with the specific features that explained all of the evidence, published and unpublished.

[1] https://www.mskcc.org/teaser/1953-nature-papers-watson-crick...



> Nonsense

Well, I don’t know what to say except that you are wrong.

> No. You can see both publications right here

I appreciate that you have found articles to support your argument and encourage you to continue reading further.


why should they? there's clearly no other significant countering literature otherwise you would have offered it ... right?


It sounds like you may also benefit from further reading about this issue.




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