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...Watson. After comments made by the renowned biologist implying that blacks might be genetically inferior to whites surfaced in the Times of London, Watson has faced a public uproar, comparisons to segregationist leaders, and dismissal from prominent scientific positions. There is talk of Watson losing his position as chancellor of the Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory—an institution he helped shape, ironically enough, from a relic of the eugenics movement to the cutting-edge research institution that is today—and many have suggested that his scientific reputation will be permanently tainted by his inflammatory statements. Watson?...
...ours—whereas all the testing says not really,” the newspaper quoted him as saying in reference to blacks. On Thursday, the Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, the Long Island research institution that Watson has led to international prominence, announced it was suspending Watson as its chancellor, pending further review by its board. A onetime colleague of Watson at Harvard, Cabot Professor of Biology Richard M. Losick, said on Friday that he was “personally devastated by the reports of what he said.” “He has gotten increasingly eccentric over...
...Friday, a beleaguered Watson had canceled his remaining engagements and was flying back to the U.S. "His decision to leave the country, I believe, was due to things going on at Cold Springs Harbor," says his publicist Kate Farquhar-Thomson, referring to the Long Island lab where Watson is chancellor. Though Farquhar-Thomson declined to speculate what those "things going on" might be, odds are they include the lab board's decision yesterday to suspend Watson's administrative responsibilities...
...close our eyes to the danger.' ANGELA MERKEL, German Chancellor, who met with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Oct. 15 to discuss the potential threat posed by Iran
ANGELA MERKEL, German Chancellor, who met with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Oct.15 to discuss the potential threat posed by Iran...