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James Watson, cofounder of DNA with Francis Crick dead at age 97. This bozo lived a full life too
He is famous for discovering the dna molecule AND THEN IMMEDIATELY USING IT TO PROVE BLACK PEOPLE ARE SUB-HUMAN
James Watson was credited as the co-discoverer of the structure of DNA. Watson was a Nobel laureate and the former Chancellor of Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory.
Photograph by Max S. Gerber, Redux
ByAndrea Stone
November 7, 2025
Often celebrated as a pioneer of genetics, allegations of uncredited work and discriminatory and inflammatory remarks cast a shadow over his legacy.
"I made the discovery of the century," Watson said decades later. "Suddenly to see the molecule which is responsible for heredity, and which makes possible human existence, was a very big step in man's understanding of himself in the same sense that Darwin knew that the human species wasn't fixed, that we were changing. It was bound to affect your attitude to everything."
He was accused of making racist and sexist observations and was quoted as favoring genetic engineering to do away with "stupidity" and make "all girls pretty."
"Unlike most scientists, Watson's legacy will always be colored by the 50 years of public commentary he also left behind in books, articles, interviews, and lectures," said Georgia State University law professor Paul Lombardo, an expert on bioethics.
Despite some controversial views, Watson's work in the laboratory inarguably cleared the way for other scientists to sequence the molecules within DNA. That eventually led, with Watson's help, to the creation of the Human Genome Project at the National Institutes of Health (NIH). The international undertaking to map the genes that make up human DNA was declared complete in 2003, a half century after Watson and Crick's discovery. Five years later, Watson became the second person, after J. Craig Venter, to have the six billion base pairs of his DNA sequenced.
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James Watson, cofounder of DNA with Francis Crick dead at age 97. This bozo lived a full life too
He is famous for discovering the dna molecule AND THEN IMMEDIATELY USING IT TO PROVE BLACK PEOPLE ARE SUB-HUMAN
James Watson, co-discoverer of DNA double helix, dies at 97
Often celebrated as a pioneer of genetics alongside Francis Crick, racist and sexist remarks tarnished his reputation in later years.
James Watson was credited as the co-discoverer of the structure of DNA. Watson was a Nobel laureate and the former Chancellor of Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory.
Photograph by Max S. Gerber, Redux
ByAndrea Stone
November 7, 2025
Often celebrated as a pioneer of genetics, allegations of uncredited work and discriminatory and inflammatory remarks cast a shadow over his legacy.
"I made the discovery of the century," Watson said decades later. "Suddenly to see the molecule which is responsible for heredity, and which makes possible human existence, was a very big step in man's understanding of himself in the same sense that Darwin knew that the human species wasn't fixed, that we were changing. It was bound to affect your attitude to everything."
Watson's controversial legacy
Though Watson would famously begin his book about their discovery, The Double Helix, with the words "I have never seen Francis Crick in a modest mood," he himself was never known for humility or tact.He was accused of making racist and sexist observations and was quoted as favoring genetic engineering to do away with "stupidity" and make "all girls pretty."
"Unlike most scientists, Watson's legacy will always be colored by the 50 years of public commentary he also left behind in books, articles, interviews, and lectures," said Georgia State University law professor Paul Lombardo, an expert on bioethics.
Despite some controversial views, Watson's work in the laboratory inarguably cleared the way for other scientists to sequence the molecules within DNA. That eventually led, with Watson's help, to the creation of the Human Genome Project at the National Institutes of Health (NIH). The international undertaking to map the genes that make up human DNA was declared complete in 2003, a half century after Watson and Crick's discovery. Five years later, Watson became the second person, after J. Craig Venter, to have the six billion base pairs of his DNA sequenced.
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James Watson, co-discoverer of DNA double helix, dies at 97
Often celebrated as a pioneer of genetics alongside Francis Crick, racist and sexist remarks tarnished his reputation in later years.
www.nationalgeographic.com
i never even heard of this man...
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