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Seventy years ago this week, news broke that scientists had discovered the double-helical structure of DNA, revealing the genetic material that encodes all life takes the form of two twisting strands held together by chemical threads.

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Two researchers say that Rosalind Franklin knowingly collaborated with James Watson and Francis Crick to discover the molecular structure of DNA.

It is widely thought that Rosalind Franklin was a victim whose work on DNA was stolen, but a letter and unpublished magazine story add to the evidence that this view is misleading

A new paper based on long-lost documents confirms that DNA discoverer Rosalind Franklin should be credited for discovering the double helix.

Rosalind Franklins X-ray images allowed James Watson and Francis Crick to decipher DNAs double-helix shape, before the pair told a Cambridge pub: We have discovered the secret of life.

Professors Matthew Cobb and Nathaniel Comfort said new evidence shows Franklin did not fail to understand her own data.

An Inverurie canal boat, which was used as an icebreaker on the Aberdeenshire water route in the 19th Century, has arrived at its new home.

A bottle of the world’s oldest single malt will breathe new life into Highland woodlands with cash from the sale to be spent on rewilding.

Fellow in Anthropology at Aberdeen university Kirsty Kernohan discussed the Keith-Falconer family of Keithhall.