James Watson, who discovered the structure of DNA exactly 50 years ago, announced: there must be an end to stupidity; It is up to the scientists to locate the fault and find a cure for it; The claim that the fault lies in poverty and backwardness is wrong
"Stupidity and idiocy is a genetic disease and the scientists will have to find a cure for it" - so said the Nobel laureate, James Watson, and the British biologist Francis Crick, in an interview with Channel 4 of the British television. In "Maariv" it was reported that Watson, an American biochemist, was one of the two scientists who discovered exactly 50 years ago, the DNA structure - the famous "double helix".
He said these things in a special interview on the occasion of the series of festive events that will be held around the world to mark the 50th anniversary of the discovery of the structure of DNA, the so-called "chemical code", or "the secret of life".
During the interview, Watson said that "low intelligence is a genetic disorder, a problem that is inherited. The role of molecular biology scientists is to develop effective screening tests to locate the malfunction, and to find an appropriate genetic medical treatment to cure it. If someone is really stupid - I would call it a disease."
Watson, who currently heads a reputable research laboratory in New York, added that "about 10 percent of people have difficulties, even in elementary school. they are stupid We need to find out what is the reason for this... Many say that the blame lies in their economic situation, in poverty, in backwardness. This is certainly not true, and we should try to put an end to the stupidity."
He also said that in his opinion "beauty can be 'engineered'." Some people think it would be terrible if we knew how to make all girls beautiful. I think it will actually be a big thing."
The American scientist Ni gave a special interview on the occasion of the series of festive events that will be held around the world to mark the 50th anniversary of the discovery of the structure of DNA, which is also known as "the chemical code, or the secret of life". DNA carries all of a person's genetic information and is passed down from generation to generation.
