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James D. Watson
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James D. Watson
Age: 96
Born: 1928
Born: April 6
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One could not be a successful scientist without realizing that, in contrast to the popular conception supported by newspapers and mothers of scientists, a goodly number of scientists are not only narrow-minded and dull, but also just stupid.
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Moving forward will not be for the faint of heart. But if the next century witnesses failure, let it be because our science is not yet up to the job, not because we don't have the courage to make less random the sometimes most unfair courses of human evolution.
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Polls consistently show that the majority of Americans favour research using embryonic stem cells and yet politicians continue to pander to the outspoken religious minority that is hampering efforts to develop this potentially valuable technology.
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If we don't play God, who will?
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People say it would be terrible if we made all girls pretty. I think it would be great.
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Some think there is something wrong about enhancing people.
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The biggest advantage to believing in God is you don't have to understand anything, no physics, no biology. I wanted to understand.
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If scientists don't play God, who will?
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No one may have the guts to say this, but if we could make better human beings by knowing how to add genes, why shouldn't we?
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If I had been married earlier in life, I wouldn't have seen the double helix. I would have been taking care of the kids on Saturday. On the other hand, I was lonely a lot of the time.
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There are many people of color who are very talented.
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We're not all equal, it's simply not true. That isn't science.
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Ever since we achieved a breakthrough in the area of recombinant DNA in 1973, left-wing nuts and environmental kooks have been screaming that we will create some kind of Frankenstein bug or Andromeda Strain that will destroy us all.
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I don't think we are here for anything. We're just products of evolution. You can say, Gee, your life must be pretty bleak if you don't think there's a purpose. But I'm anticipating a good lunch.
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As an educator, I have always striven to see that the fruits of the American Dream are available to all.
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Take young researchers, put them together in virtual seclusion, give them an unprecedented degree of freedom and turn up the pressure by fostering competitiveness.
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A goodly number of scientists are not only narrow-minded and dull, but also just stupid.
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