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Rosalind Franklin & the Value of Knowledge Saloni More

Real-Life Situation Watson and Crick Rosalind Franklin x-ray diffraction pattern

Knowledge question Importance ● Rank in scientific ● community Amount of credit ● given To what extent is the value of knowledge in the natural sciences linked to its constructor?

Two arguments FOR: The value of knowledge depends more on who constructed it rather than its function. AGAINST: The value of knowledge is influenced by the functional purpose of that knowledge than by its constructor.

The value of knowledge depends more on who constructed it rather than its function. Example #1: Nettie Stevens Produced knowledge that ● chromosomes determine sex. Knowledge attributed to Thomas ● Hunt Morgan (who later won the Nobel Prize).

The value of knowledge depends more on who constructed it rather than its function. Example #2: Big-name Institutes vs.

The value of knowledge is influenced by the functional purpose of that knowledge than by its constructor. Example #1: Marie Curie Did research about radioactivity ● Uses include treatment for ○ cancer Rutherford used radiation to ○ propose theory of atom Received two Nobel Prizes ● Lots of recognition ●

The value of knowledge is influenced by the functional purpose of that knowledge than by its constructor. Example #2: Ebola funding Ebola pandemic of ● 2014-16 in West Africa Before outbreak: $440 ● million spent on research After outbreak: more than ● $1 billion

Conclusion Value placed in knowledge is influenced by its constructor. We have biases ● Social hierarchy ● The “mad scramble” ● The RLS: Rosalind Franklin ●

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