Watson, DNA Discoverer, Retires After Race Remark
Via Bloomberg:
James Watson, winner of the Nobel Prize as co-discoverer of DNA's molecular structure, said he plans to retire immediately as chancellor of New York's Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory amid a controversy over racial remarks. The lab suspended Watson from his position earlier this month after he questioned the intelligence of Africans during a book tour. Watson announced his decision to retire in an e-mail, which said he would also leave the lab's board.I've blogged about Watson before.
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