DNA discoverer James Watson forced to sell Nobel Prize medal - Mike Nova suggests: Vovchick, do you want to buy it?

DNA discoverer James Watson forced to sell Nobel Prize medal 

Mike Nova suggests: Vovchick, do you want to buy it? I'll get you a special discount, as an ex-Nobel Peaced-off candidate; for my 15% otkat (I mean, commission). Better than Quadriga, they won't hijack this one. 

Look, everyone is there: Prince Igor is on one side, and Mama Russia on her knees, pulling her sister Ukraine with baby Crimea, by her hair, on the other. The special operation of forcing into peass and incoorperation, according to historical dialectical "double helix" (or double hell?, what is the term?). Do not pass up on this one, this is a real good deal, you can wear it on your lapel with pride. 

Let me know, give me a call. 

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The iconic image of Watson and Crick giving a presentation on DNA in 1953 at Cambridge University.

The geneticist James Watson, who has been ostracized since public comments about black African IQ in 2007, is to auction off his 1962 prize for discovering the structure of DNA. It is expected to fetch in excess of $3 million.

Disgraced DNA pioneer James Watson to sell his Nobel Prize medal by Press Association

Saturday November 29th, 2014 at 7:51 PM

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US scientist wants to ‘re-enter public life’ after being shunned for seven years over his comments linking race and intelligence

One of the world’s best-known scientists is selling his Nobel Prize medal in a bid to allow him to “re-enter public life” after being shunned for the past seven years for his comments linking race and intelligence.

American James Watson, who worked alongside British scientist Francis Crick while at Cambridge University and discovered the double helix structure of DNA, said he had become an “unperson” since his remarks in a newspaper interview in 2007.

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