James Watson - Co-discoverer of the structure of DNA

The Nobel laureate speaks about what a future where everyone has their genome sequenced might hold.

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[Bob2000system]

Science msut deal with the truth and with facts.

Those who are protesting him just do not want to deal with facts.

[ndjarnag]

what? no devils?

[strong8action]

@NewOrleansboii The man is brilliant. A true scientist, not bound by ideological perscriptions, but on a quest for truth. As for your disgruntled commentary... Actually, I've admired Watson's career for a long time, and though I agree witg the Stormfront website, I am not an ideological troll like you are.

[NewOrleansboii]

@strong8action And thanks to you and the rest of the trolls, James Watson will always be famous not just for the discovery of the Double-helix (which most of you trolls could really care less about) but also the his racist rhetoric. Most, if not all of you didn't know a single thing about Watson until the controversy. You, and your Stormfront trolls don't care about Science. All you care for agenda affiliation.

[Raybanmonster]

@SethHesio

AND THE MORAL OF THE STORY IS, THAT THE ABILITY TO CHANGE COURSE AND ADMIT FAULT, CHANGE COURSE AND SHOW IT ACTUALLY MAKES YOU NOBLE AND RESPECTED AMONGST PEOPLE IN A HEARTBEAT. AMAZING

[Entanglement9]

HIS FINDING AS PART OF A GROUP OF PEOPLE ALTHOUGH INCREDIBLY PERTINENT TO THE MODERN WORLD ALSO LEAVES ME DISCOURAGED, BECAUSE I FEEL HE IS REVERED TOO MUCH AS SOME SAVIOUR OF THE MODERN SCIENTIFIC WORLD... HE IS NOT THAT, HE DUBIOUSLY DISCOVERED THE STRUCTRUE OF A MOLECULE ***NOTHING MORE*** HE IS NOT A BIOCHEMIST OR CELL BIOLOGIST HE IS A STRUCTURAL CHEMIST AND A LYING ONE PRONE TO GAFFES AT THAT. HE WAS SACKED FROM COLD SPRING HARBOUR FOR A VERY VERY GOOD REASON. STUPID MAN

[TheBlackWelshman]

@Bob2000system I agree Bob. It's tragic, there was another scientist conducting similar experiments on the brain and his research was cut off by the PC racial regime. If we could figure why the things are the way they are, we might be able to take steps to improve the problems,

[SethHesio]

@DEFACTO9 Why thank you. I just felt it best to admit that I was wrong, be silly to have any pride on something like this. I was paraphrasing Christopher Hitchens with the "pseudo-science" part.

[DEFACTO9]

@SethHesio That was very magnanimous of you. You have very special qualities... very rare and I respect that.

[SethHesio]

@DEFACTO9 If it was true science it wouldn't be racist, but sadly it would appear that James Watson was wrong on this. Pseudo-science is no good. I take back what I said, credit to you.

[DEFACTO9]

@SethHesio

It was one of the most racist things I have ever witnessed, get real.