As historians of science have re-examined the period during which this image was obtained, considerable controversy has arisen over both the significance of the contribution of this image to the work of Watson and Crick, as well as the methods by which they obtained the image.
Cando os historiadores reexaminaron o período durante o cal se obtivo esta imaxe, orixinouse unha considerable controversia sobre a importancia e a contribución desta imaxe ao traballo de Watson e Crick, e sobre os métodos mediante os que obtiveron a imaxe.