Death of a DNA Artist
Illustrator of the first published and accurate drawing of a DNA molecule and wife of famed DNA scientist, Francis Crick, Odile Crick died this month at the age of 86. As an artist who was accomplished in Rubenesque sketches and paintings, she gained attention when she drew the abstract structure of DNA that accompanied James Watson’s and Crick’s Nature article in 1953.
Her abstract drawing in conjunction with the article revolutionized the understanding of DNA’s structure and opened the door to great advances in research. And despite all the new research, her drawing and the research conclusion of Watson and Crick have remained accurate over time.
As more has been understood about DNA, the more real-life applications of DNA science have been found. Notably, paternity tests, forensic investigation, and other DNA identification processes have been established that are invaluable today to scientists and laypeople alike.
Odile was preceded in death by her husband, Francis, in 2004.
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