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Peers horrified by famed scientist's race remarks

News Type: Event — Seeded on Fri Oct 19, 2007 6:45 AM EDT
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The explosive subject of race and genetics has sullied the reputations of many scientists over the decades but none quite so famous as James Watson, who was suspended by his laboratory in New York late Thursday over his comments implying that black people have inferior intelligence.

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