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James Watson loses titles after reiterating his controversial views on race on PBS' American Masters
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In the recent PBS documentary American Masters: Decoding Watson, the 90-year-old Nobel Prize-winning co-discoverer of DNA -- who previously apologized for saying blacks or genetically less intelligent than whites -- said his views hadn't changed at all. In response, the respected Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory has stripped Watson of his titles.
TOPICS: American Masters, PBS, James Watson, Documentaries
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