Science moves with the spirit of an adventure characterized both by youthful arrogance and by the belief that the truth, once found, would be simple as well as pretty. James D. Watson adventurearrogancebelief Change image and share on social
Take young researchers, put them together in virtual seclusion, give them an unprecedented degree of freedom and turn up the pressure by fostering competitiveness. James D. Watson competitivenessdegreefoster Change image and share on social
It is extraordinary the extent to which Darwin's insights not only changed his contemporaries' view of the world but also continue to be a source of great intellectual stimulation for scientists and nonscientists alike. James D. Watson alikechangecontemporary share on social
If you go into science, I think you better go in with a dream that maybe you, too, will get a Nobel Prize. It's not that I went in and I thought I was very bright and I was going to get one, but I'll confess, you know, I knew what it was. James D. Watson brightconfessdream share on social
Today, the theory of evolution is an accepted fact for everyone but a fundamentalist minority, whose objections are based not on reasoning but on doctrinaire adherence to religious principles. James D. Watson acceptadherencebase Change image and share on social
One-third of all female infertility is the result of blocked fallopian tubes. If fertilization could be done in the lab and then the fertilized egg implanted in the womb, it would get around that problem. Millions of women who cannot have children would suddenly be able to. James D. Watson blockchildegg share on social
My heroes were never scientists. They were Graham Greene and Christopher Isherwood, you know, good writers. James D. Watson christophergoodgraham Change image and share on social
It's so difficult writing about living people. James D. Watson difficultlivepeople Change image and share on social
Genetically modified foods are good. James D. Watson foodgeneticallygood Change image and share on social
I first became aware of Charles Darwin and evolution while still a schoolboy growing up in Chicago. My father and I had a passion for bird-watching, and when the snow or the rain kept me indoors, I read his bird books and learned about evolution. James D. Watson awarebirdbook share on social
