Jennifer Doudna was inspired as a middle schooler when she found James Watson's 'The Double Helix' on her bed—learning that women could become scientists by reading about Rosalind Franklin—and this inspiration caused her to change her planned major from French to chemistry, ultimately leading to her groundbreaking CRISPR work.
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Walter IsaacsonEvidence Quote
“she saw rosalind franklin this biochemist in it uh and she said oh i didn't know women could become scientists”
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What You Can Learn From History's Greatest Innovators | Walter Isaacson | The Knowledge Project 121— The Knowledge Project PodcastCreated: 8/12/2026, 10:30:56 PM
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