James D. Watson (Simple English Wikipedia)

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ae-info.org (Global: 5,173^rd place; Simple English: 407^th place)

"James Watson". Academia Europaea. Archived from the original on 28 March 2019.

chemheritage.org (Global: low place; Simple English: 8,354^th place)

James Watson to receive Othmer gold medal Archived 2008-09-06 at the Wayback Machine retrieved 29 September 2009

cnn.com (Global: 36^th place; Simple English: 21^st place)

van Marsh, A. "Nobel-winning biologist apologizes for remarks about blacks", CNN, October 19, 2007. Retrieved October 24, 2007.
"Nobel prize-winning biologist resigns.", CNN, October 25, 2007. Retrieved on October 25, 2007.

cshl.edu (Global: low place; Simple English: low place)

"Dr. James D. Watson Retires as Chancellor of Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory" (Press release). Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory. October 25, 2007. Archived from the original on February 27, 2014. Retrieved August 31, 2011.
Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory. October 18, 2007. Statement by Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Board of Trustees and President Bruce Stillman, PhD Regarding Dr. Watson's Comments in The Sunday Times on October 14, 2007. Press release. Retrieved October 24, 2007. Archived September 10, 2010, at the Wayback Machine

independent.co.uk (Global: 46^th place; Simple English: 47^th place)

"Fury at DNA pioneer's theory: Africans are less intelligent than Westerners". October 17, 2007.
Milmo, Cahal (October 17, 2013). "Fury at DNA pioneer's theory: Africans are less intelligent than Westerners". The Independent. London. Retrieved July 9, 2013.
Watson, J.D. "James Watson: To question genetic intelligence is not racism", Independent, October 19, 2007. Retrieved October 24, 2007

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Wigglesworth, K. DNA pioneer quits after race comments, LA Times, October 26, 2007. Retrieved December 5, 2007

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" Watson's folly", Nature, October 24, 2007. Retrieved September 27, 2008.

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Crawford, Hayley. "Short Sharp Science:James Watson menaced by hoodies shouting 'racist!'". New Scientist. Archived from the original on January 10, 2018. Retrieved April 24, 2014. ... he was "inherently gloomy about the prospect of Africa" because "all our social policies are based on the fact that their intelligence is the same as ours, whereas all the testing says not really.

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The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 1962. Nobel Prize Site for Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 1962.

nytimes.com (Global: 7^th place; Simple English: 8^th place)

Harmon, Amy.James Watson had a chance to salvage his reputation on Race. He made things worse. (older title: James Watson Won't Stop Talking About Race), New York Times, January 1, 2019. Retrieved January 1, 2019.
"Announcement by Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory". New York Times. October 25, 2007. Retrieved December 5, 2013.
Dean, Cornelia (7 November 2025). "James Watson, Co-Discoverer of the Structure of DNA, Is Dead at 97". The New York Times. Retrieved 7 November 2025.

telegraph.co.uk (Global: 40^th place; Simple English: 35^th place)

Peck, Sally (October 17, 2007). "James Watson suspended over racism claims". The Telegraph. London. Retrieved December 5, 2013.

thetimes.co.uk (Global: 1,280^th place; Simple English: 322^nd place)

Hunt-Grubbe, Charlotte (October 14, 2007). "The elementary DNA of Dr Watson". The Times. London.

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Jerry A. Coyne, "The complex James Watson" Archived 2011-06-15 at the Wayback Machine, Times Literary Supplement, December 12, 2007

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James Watson to receive Othmer gold medal Archived 2008-09-06 at the Wayback Machine retrieved 29 September 2009
"James Watson". Academia Europaea. Archived from the original on 28 March 2019.
Crawford, Hayley. "Short Sharp Science:James Watson menaced by hoodies shouting 'racist!'". New Scientist. Archived from the original on January 10, 2018. Retrieved April 24, 2014. ... he was "inherently gloomy about the prospect of Africa" because "all our social policies are based on the fact that their intelligence is the same as ours, whereas all the testing says not really.
Jerry A. Coyne, "The complex James Watson" Archived 2011-06-15 at the Wayback Machine, Times Literary Supplement, December 12, 2007
"Dr. James D. Watson Retires as Chancellor of Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory" (Press release). Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory. October 25, 2007. Archived from the original on February 27, 2014. Retrieved August 31, 2011.
Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory. October 18, 2007. Statement by Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Board of Trustees and President Bruce Stillman, PhD Regarding Dr. Watson's Comments in The Sunday Times on October 14, 2007. Press release. Retrieved October 24, 2007. Archived September 10, 2010, at the Wayback Machine

James D. Watson (Simple English Wikipedia)

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nature.com (Global: 207th place; Simple English: 117th place)

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nobelprize.org (Global: 265th place; Simple English: 66th place)

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telegraph.co.uk (Global: 40th place; Simple English: 35th place)

thetimes.co.uk (Global: 1,280th place; Simple English: 322nd place)

timesonline.co.uk (Global: 437th place; Simple English: 238th place)