This Day in History: James Watson and Francis Crick announced to friends that they have discoverd DNA on this day in 1958, one of the most important discoveries in science. Having studied the "building blocks of life" have given them unique qualifications to weigh in on the differences in humans...however, this often got them into trouble. Both Crick and Watson were adamant that there are IQ differences between the races, with Watson being the most vocal. Even in a recent PBS Documentary (American Masters: Decoding Watson), James Watson reaffirmed that though he wishes it weren't so, there are definite genetic IQ differences between the races. A Nobel Prize winner, James Watson was stripped of his honorary titles because of his views. He was made such a pariah he eventually had to sell his Nobel Prize. “Because I was an ‘unperson’ I was fired from the boards of companies, so I have no income, apart from my academic income."
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