I never dreamed that in my lifetime my own genome would be sequenced. James D. Watson dreamgenomelifetime Change image and share on social
By the age of 11, I was no longer going to Sunday Mass, and going on birdwatching walks with my father. So early on, I heard of Charles Darwin. I guess, you know, he was the big hero. And, you know, you understand life as it now exists through evolution. James D. Watson agebigbirdwatch share on social
I never wanted to be liked by the majority of people, but there were always some people that I desperately wanted to be liked by. And so you've got to behave in a way that... the way I put it is that if you want to be a real intellectual, you've got to have someone to save you. James D. Watson behavedesperatelyhave 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
I never could read science fiction. I was just uninterested in it. And you know, I don't like to read novels where the hero just goes beyond what I think could exist. And it doesn't interest me because I'm not learning anything about something I'll actually have to deal with. James D. Watson dealexistfiction share on social
You've never heard of an English lover. Only an English patient. James D. Watson englishhavehear Change image and share on social
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
The time has come to seriously ask whether antioxidant use much more likely causes than prevents cancer. James D. Watson antioxidantcancerprevent Change image and share on social
I think the reason people are dealing with science less well now than 50 years ago is that it has become so complicated. James D. Watson agocomplicatedeal Change image and share on social