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James Watson Saw the True Form of DNA. Then It Blinded Him.

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The article discusses James Watson's discovery of the structure of DNA and a personal anecdote about being 'blinded' by it, sparking a brief discussion on the HN community.

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1970-01-01
3h ago
> If you think there is one single fundamental essence that makes you you more than anything else, you’re at risk.

Pretty bad take right at the end. We're supposed to be ashamed of biological strengths? I have red hair and take pain very well[1], but I cannot speak to that being a strength in life because it's wrong to do so? There are other non-extreme examples of biological differences being strengths but that example alone dissolves the flippant conclusion.

[1] https://www.nih.gov/news-events/nih-research-matters/study-f...

bell-cot
3h ago
#1 argument against anyone advocating Eugenics: Its centuries of well-documented piss-poor performance in European nobility.
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