Moving forward will not be for the faint of heart. But if the next century witnesses failure, let it be because our science is not yet up to the job,… - James Watson

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Moving forward will not be for the faint of heart. But if the next century witnesses failure, let it be because our science is not yet up to the job, not because we don't have the courage to make less random the sometimes most unfair courses of human evolution.

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About James Watson

James Dewey Watson (April 6, 1928 – November 6, 2025) was an American scientist, most known as one of the four discoverers of the structure of the DNA molecule.

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Birth Name: James Dewey Watson
Alternative Names: James D. Watson Jim Watson J. D. Watson
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