Watson is suspended, then retires from Cold Spring Harbor
After an intense week of public reproval for making racist remarks. 1962 Nobel Prize winner, James D. Watson was suspended from his position as Chancellor and board member of the prestigious Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory as a censure for his remarks. The 79 year old Nobel winning scientist resigned today in ignominy.
The NYT contains this story with the separate statements made by Cold Springs Harbor and Watson. The NYT reports that: "He also referred to his Scots and Irish forebears, saying their lives were guided by faith in reason and social justice, 'especially the need for those on top to help care for the less fortunate.' ”
