There is a scientist who is one of the discoverers of the structure of DNA, and is known as the father of DNA.
It was an unprecedented discovery, and since then, Watson has been at the pinnacle of his life.
But in his later years, Watson came to a shocking conclusion in his study of the DNA of all of humanity, saying that blacks could not be called "human."
The reason is that black people are missing some genes in their DNA, which can cause them to be mentally retarded. So from this point of view, the black person is the one who is not fully evolved.
In an instant, this statement caused a huge controversy, and Watson was attacked as a scientific racist because of his remarks, and he will go from the peak of his life to the end of his life.
Why did Watson make such remarks?
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Watson: Discovered the structure of DNA when he was 25 years old
The scientist, known as the father of DNA, is James Dewey Watson, a remarkable figure among modern scientists who won the Nobel Prize in Medicine.
In the 20th century, Watson was one of the most powerful scientists in the field of biology, and he was born in Chicago in 1928 to a family of intellectuals.
As a child, Watson was nurtured by his parents, he was very studious and interested in everything.
He likes to ask his father why, and the angle of the questions he asks is so tricky that his father, who has a high degree of education, is speechless.
As a child, he began reading a variety of world-class books, and he also used a telescope to observe the migration of birds.
Watson had some whimsical ideas about whether birds would have something in their bodies that controlled their brains, and that data would guide them to the right place when it was time for them to migrate.
At that time, Watson's words were thought to be childish words by those around him, but what people didn't expect was that Watson later not only studied birds, but also had a very thorough study of human genes.
His unique talent for learning led him to enter the University of Chicago, a prestigious university in the United States, at the age of 15.
He loves biology, and for a 15-year-old, some things in biology are very boring, but Watson doesn't think so.
He thought biology was very interesting, and when he wasn't in class, he often went to the library to read all kinds of biology books.
He was a bit biased because he worked extra the biology course he liked, and he simply chose to lie flat in the course he didn't like.
He wants to go to graduate school at the University of Chicago in the future to better study birds.
Watson was a very stubborn man, he was interested in birds from a young age, and he continued to study birds tirelessly into adulthood.
When he was a junior in college, Watson read Schrödinger's book in the library one day, which was about the genes of life and the structure of chromosomes, and Watson immediately became very interested in the mystery of human genes.
Time flies, and when Watson worked hard all the way to his Ph.D., he came into contact with many famous teachers in the field of biology.
Watson's doctoral supervisor was a well-known pioneer in the field of biology, and Watson was brilliantly trained by this teacher.
In 1956, Watson became a professor at Harvard University, an extremely young professor who was also very creative.
At that time, Watson used the Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, which was one of the best in the world, mainly engaged in human medical research, such as oncology and neurobiology.
At that time, he and his partner Crick collaborated on DNA structure research, and the two geniuses came up with a lot of research results in just a few years together.
Watson is a man of open speech, and he dares to tell the truth about his research results and his heart on any occasion.
In his book on the structure of DNA, he bluntly stated the merits of each race and the defects in their genes.
Watson takes great care of his assistants, and he always spares no effort to pass on his knowledge to his assistants.
Now, Watson's assistant has also become a world-famous scientist in the field of biology, and he can't forget Watson's kindness to him.
In 1962, Watson was awarded the Nobel Prize in Medicine. When he stood on the podium, the applause from the audience was endless, but Watson believes that research on human biology still has a long way to go.
Among the many Nobel laureates, Watson is the youngest one, and he is not proud of winning the Nobel Prize.
Watson felt that what he had achieved was nowhere near enough for him to achieve such a high level of glory.
Since winning the world's best award, people have called Watson the father of DNA, because his research in DNA science is simply unprecedented.
The structure of DNA that he discovered was like an artistic painting, and Watson believed that the DNA sequence of each part of the human body is very different, which makes the human body very flexible and free.
Watson's Views on Blacks
Watson has said a lot of shocking things, but these words make people think that he is a scientist who dares to tell the truth.
It wasn't until 2007 that the media conducted an interview with him, in which Watson bluntly said from a scientific point of view: In fact, from the biological point of view of animals and humans, black people have obvious genetic defects.
From the thousands of years of human history, black people must have encountered some problems in evolution, and only yellow and white people are really defined as human beings, and black people cannot be called human beings in biology.
As soon as these words were spoken, the reporters at the scene were stunned, because there were also black people among the reporters interviewed.
Of course, Watson is not a racist, he is just a scientist who speaks his mind about black DNA and the conclusions drawn from his research.
But in the eyes of the general public, they don't think so, and they think that the scientist is a clear racist.
Some of the black reporters at the scene were so angry when they heard the shocking words that they threw the microphone on the ground and walked away.
Overnight, Watson's words made headlines in many newspapers, and as the father of DNA, it was surprising to say such a thing about black genetic discrimination.
Watson is an American, and there have been quite a few black presidents in American history. From a political point of view, when Watson says that blacks are not people, does he also mean the president of the United States?
On that note, Watson's position is precarious. Black people across the United States have attacked him, and some have even found his home address, thrown stones at the outside of his house, and put up threatening signs.
Watson's reason for saying this starts with the evidence he found.
The last time humans evolved was in the fourth century BC, which means that from that time on, humans stopped evolving.
Dating back to the Ice Age, when yellow and white people continued to evolve in cold conditions, black people have been stagnant, so black people have significantly less than yellow and white people in their DNA sequences.
As a result, a black man lacks a genetic sequence, and no matter which race he marries with a white or yellow race, he will not be able to give birth to a child who is not black.
If the yellow race is combined with the white race, the child born is either yellow or white skin, and it is impossible to say that a skin color is so obvious.
But all the children born to black people in the world are black, even if they marry other people.
Watson also said in the British Times:
I am naturally sad about the prospects for Africa's development, because even though the intelligence of the black people is the same as that of the white and yellow people, all the DNA tests show that this is indeed the case in the genetic sequence of the black people, and their genes are defective, which also leads to their development in human society in a state of shouting and fighting, or in a stage of turmoil and turmoil.
Watson also started his argument with many colleagues who deal with black people in real life, saying that these colleagues who work with black people feel that it is not a pleasant thing to get along with black people.
Watson also said at the end of these words, I am a scientist, I don't care about any race, the science I study is only for the better development of human beings, so that many scientists can explore problems more rigorously.
But even with Watson's explanation, he suffered a great attack, and the reputation he had built up throughout his life was severely damaged after he said these words.
A professor at the University of Ulster in the United Kingdom once mentioned in his book that black people have only 70% intelligence, and in reality, black people have not achieved much internationally.
And as far as well-known scientists are concerned, only the yellow race and the white race are known, and there are very few famous black scientists.
And in the United States, the crime rate of blacks has always been higher than that of whites, so this has led to a low international opinion of blacks, but it is undeniable that blacks have a strong talent for sports.
Racial discrimination leads to the insecurity of the late season
Whether Watson meant to discriminate against blacks or not, his words deeply pierced the hearts of many blacks, so Watson suffered many verbal or behavioral attacks in his later years.
No matter how threatening black people in the United States or other countries were, Watson still wrote his book with such rigor that he clearly marked the genes and DNA of black people with the word flawed.
Seven years after Watson said that, Watson auctioned off his Nobel Prize in 2014, which speculation was likely related to what he said in 2007, which sent his career plummeting.
The Nobel Prize, the first living Nobel laureate to auction a medal, is of extraordinary value, but in Watson's view, the scientific conclusions he has developed are far more important than the medal.
In the end, Watson's medical medal sold for a whopping $3.5 million, which is far from worth mentioning compared to Watson's research results.
Watson, who had hoped to continue his research on human DNA in his later years, apologized for what he said in 2007.
The proceeds from the auction were donated by Watson to his alma mater, the University of Chicago, and Harvard University. At the same time, Watson also generously donated his manuscripts for DNA research, which are of extraordinary significance.
However, in a 2018 documentary about Watson filmed in the United States, Watson again published that "genes cause differences between blacks and whites in IQ tests." ”
This caused another uproar. As a public figure, it is very inappropriate to make openly racist remarks.
In 2019, Watson was almost "banished" by the American scientific community. Watson's lab also resigned from Watson, revoking all titles and honors he had received during his time at Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory.
Looking back at Watson's life, he made great achievements when he was young, but in his later years, he fell from the altar due to racial discrimination and was questioned and blamed by people.
Regardless of whether there are defects in the genes of black people, in the current context of world development, people of all races and nationalities should unite and adhere to the path of peaceful development, only in this way can the world develop better, and only then can there be no more war and chaos in the world!
Resources
1. James Dewey Watson (American molecular biologist) - Baidu Encyclopedia
2. Racial Speech Offends Public Anger The "Father of DNA" Nobel Laureate in Medicine Apologizes -- Xinhuanet, October 20, 2007
3. Watson, the father of DNA, was exiled from the American academic community for racial discrimination: more than a decade of stubbornness-The Paper, published on January 16, 2019
4. The father of DNA was swept away, and "scientifically correct" was not morally harsh - Beijing News, published on January 16, 2019