A Good Number of Scientists are Stupid

Of course there were scientists who thought the evidence favoring DNA was inconclusive and preferred to believe that genes were protein molecules. Francis, however, did not worry about these skeptics. Many were cantankerous fools who unfailingly backed the wrong horses. One could not be a successful scientist without realizing that, in contrast to the popular conception supported by newspapers and mothers of scientists, a goodly number of. scientists are not only narrowminded and dull, but also just stupid.

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James Watson describing scientists who did not believe in the existence of DNA.

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The Double Helix: A Personal Account of the Discovery of the Structure of DNA

Books, Brochures, and Chapters>Book: Watson , James D. (2001-06-12), The Double Helix: A Personal Account of the Discovery of the Structure of DNA, Touchstone, Retrieved on 2011-08-10

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