DNA scientist James Watson stripped of honors over views on race
by Erin Durkin in New York from on (#46XDJ)
New York laboratory cuts ties with 90-year-old scientist who helped discover the structure of DNA, revoking all titles and honors
A New York laboratory has cut its ties with James Watson, the Nobel Prize-winning scientist who helped discover the structure of DNA, over "reprehensible" comments in which he said race and intelligence are connected.
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