2007-10-25 07:45:32 · 3 answers · asked by benam 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Biology
Nope. There are some genetic differences between races on average, but it's a very ill-defined field (the concept of race is very ill-defined genetically as well), and there is absolutely no scientific basis to his statement.
I'd chalk it up to senility, but he's been an *** in the past too. Rosalind Franklin was instrumental in discovering the structure of DNA, but was never credited in Watson & Crick's work.
Check out the podcast "The Skeptic's Guide to the Universe" free on iTunes. Episode 117 has a good discussion about Watson's statement (plus, it's a great podcast).
2007-10-25 10:21:22 · answer #1 · answered by andymanec 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No. His remarks appear to be off-the-cuff, and out of line.
This is probably from a private conversation, and not a press conference.
You should ignore this, just as you don't recall Jesse Jackson calling New York "Hymietown" or that Jimmy Carter once talked about maintaining the ethnic purity of neighborhoods.
2007-10-25 08:36:41 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
dunno.. who is he?
2007-10-25 07:58:04 · answer #3 · answered by Peter Griffin 6 · 0⤊ 2⤋