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The James Watson Debacle In A (Big) Nutshell

blog.wired.com — The collected posts from Wired Science on the James Watson debacle, spanning his original comments on the intellectual inferiority of black people; the dubious science underlying his statement; the dark history of eugenics; and, finally, What It All Means.

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  • knowyourbeauty, on 10/30/2007, -0/+1I wanted to add that as an African American student pursuing her MD/PhD to study epigenetics and the implications in cancer treatment... that was extremely well said. I am disappointed to see him take his ball and go home as a kid would. I think that when God has given you such a gift of insight into genetics, you must press on despite popular opinion. I take note and hope I never become so entranced by my own ego that I fail to see my own humanity. I certainly hope he continues his work in spite of himself.
  • crossers, on 07/04/2008, -0/+0we can say new discovery? or something else?...
    http://www.ocflex.com/
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    http://www.chasr.org/

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