James D. Watson, who shared the 1962 Nobel prize for deciphering the double-helix of DNA, apologized unreservedly yesterday for comments reported this week suggesting that black people, over all, are not as intelligent as whites. In an interview published Sunday in The Times of London, Dr. Watson is quoted as saying that while there are many people of color who are very talented, he is inherently gloomy about the prospect of Africa.
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